diff --git a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-format-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-format-data.service.ts
index a5638183c0..bdf9b16acf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-format-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-format-data.service.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const selectedBitstreamFormatSelector = createSelector(bitstreamFormatsStateSele
 export class BitstreamFormatDataService extends DataService<BitstreamFormat> {
 
   protected linkPath = 'bitstreamformats';
-  protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,