diff --git a/packages/scales/src/linearScale.ts b/packages/scales/src/linearScale.ts
index c8906d0faf..392454d1fe 100644
--- a/packages/scales/src/linearScale.ts
+++ b/packages/scales/src/linearScale.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export const linearScaleDefaults: Required<ScaleLinearSpec> = {
     stacked: false,
     reverse: false,
     clamp: false,
-    nice: true,
+    nice: false,
     round: false,
 }