diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapPairList.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapPairList.py
index b95cec50f..1209ef153 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapPairList.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapPairList.py
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class MarketCapPairList(IPairList):
         self._refresh_period = self._pairlistconfig.get("refresh_period", 86400)
         self._categories = self._pairlistconfig.get("categories", [])
         self._marketcap_cache: TTLCache = TTLCache(maxsize=1, ttl=self._refresh_period)
-        self._def_candletype = self._config["candle_type_def"]
 
         _coingecko_config = self._config.get("coingecko", {})