diff --git a/samples/radar.html b/samples/radar.html
index 4203cff15..eadcd9eca 100644
--- a/samples/radar.html
+++ b/samples/radar.html
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
-
+
diff --git a/src/charts/Chart.Radar.js b/src/charts/Chart.Radar.js
index 1648e9fac..d17bd5d81 100644
--- a/src/charts/Chart.Radar.js
+++ b/src/charts/Chart.Radar.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
module.exports = function(Chart) {
Chart.Radar = function(context, config) {
- config.options = Chart.helpers.configMerge({aspectRatio: 1}, config.options);
config.type = 'radar';
return new Chart(context, config);
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.radar.js b/src/controllers/controller.radar.js
index 3c050595a..6232165f3 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.radar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.radar.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
var helpers = Chart.helpers;
Chart.defaults.radar = {
+ aspectRatio: 1,
scale: {
type: 'radialLinear'
},