diff --git a/demos/widget-factory/widget-factory.ui b/demos/widget-factory/widget-factory.ui
index 1d95c933ea..f28e034572 100644
--- a/demos/widget-factory/widget-factory.ui
+++ b/demos/widget-factory/widget-factory.ui
@@ -2235,7 +2235,6 @@ microphone-sensitivity-medium-symbolic</property>
                                     </child>
                                     <child>
                                       <object class="GtkToggleButton" id="list_button">
-                                        <property name="active">1</property>
                                         <property name="group">grid_button</property>
                                         <property name="icon-name">view-list-symbolic</property>
                                       </object>