diff --git a/src/_charts/chart.bar.js b/src/_charts/chart.bar.js
index 9154fb544..24d2abb2b 100644
--- a/src/_charts/chart.bar.js
+++ b/src/_charts/chart.bar.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 		Chart = root.Chart,
 		helpers = Chart.helpers;
 
-	var defaultConfig = {
+
+	Chart.defaults.bar = {
 		hover: {
 			mode: "label"
 		},
@@ -27,49 +28,48 @@
 		},
 	};
 
+	// Chart.Type.extend({
+	// 	name: "Bar",
+	// 	defaults: defaultConfig,
+	// 	initialize: function() {
+	// 		this.elementController = new Chart.RectangularElementController(this);
+	// 		this.canvasController = new Chart.RectangularCanvasController(this, this.elementController);
 
-	Chart.Type.extend({
-		name: "Bar",
-		defaults: defaultConfig,
-		initialize: function() {
-			this.elementController = new Chart.RectangularElementController(this);
-			this.canvasController = new Chart.RectangularCanvasController(this, this.elementController);
+	// 		//Create a new bar for each piece of data
+	// 		helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
+	// 			helpers.each(dataset.data, function(dataPoint, index) {
+	// 				this.elementController.addRectangle(dataset, datasetIndex, index);
+	// 			}, this);
 
-			//Create a new bar for each piece of data
-			helpers.each(this.data.datasets, function(dataset, datasetIndex) {
-				helpers.each(dataset.data, function(dataPoint, index) {
-					this.elementController.addRectangle(dataset, datasetIndex, index);
-				}, this);
+	// 			// The bar chart only supports a single x axis because the x axis is always a category axis
+	// 			dataset.xAxisID = this.options.scales.xAxes[0].id;
 
-				// The bar chart only supports a single x axis because the x axis is always a category axis
-				dataset.xAxisID = this.options.scales.xAxes[0].id;
+	// 			if (!dataset.yAxisID) {
+	// 				dataset.yAxisID = this.options.scales.yAxes[0].id;
+	// 			}
+	// 		}, this);
 
-				if (!dataset.yAxisID) {
-					dataset.yAxisID = this.options.scales.yAxes[0].id;
-				}
-			}, this);
+	// 		this.canvasController.initialize();
+	// 	},
+	// 	draw: function(ease) {
 
-			this.canvasController.initialize();
-		},
-		draw: function(ease) {
+	// 		var easingDecimal = ease || 1;
+	// 		this.clear();
 
-			var easingDecimal = ease || 1;
-			this.clear();
+	// 		// Draw all the scales
+	// 		helpers.each(this.scales, function(scale) {
+	// 			scale.draw(this.chartArea);
+	// 		}, this);
 
-			// Draw all the scales
-			helpers.each(this.scales, function(scale) {
-				scale.draw(this.chartArea);
-			}, this);
+	// 		//Draw all the bars for each dataset
+	// 		this.eachElement(function(bar, index, datasetIndex) {
+	// 			bar.transition(easingDecimal).draw();
+	// 		}, this);
 
-			//Draw all the bars for each dataset
-			this.eachElement(function(bar, index, datasetIndex) {
-				bar.transition(easingDecimal).draw();
-			}, this);
-
-			// Finally draw the tooltip
-			this.tooltip.transition(easingDecimal).draw();
-		},
-	});
+	// 		// Finally draw the tooltip
+	// 		this.tooltip.transition(easingDecimal).draw();
+	// 	},
+	// });
 
 
 }).call(this);