diff --git a/src/utils/bivariate/labelFormatters.ts b/src/utils/bivariate/labelFormatters.ts
index 795f34e37..072eca2fa 100644
--- a/src/utils/bivariate/labelFormatters.ts
+++ b/src/utils/bivariate/labelFormatters.ts
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ export const formatBivariateAxisLabel = (quotients: Axis['quotients']): string =
   if (!hasUnits(denominator.unit.id)) {
     return `${numerator.label} to ${denominator.label} (${numerator.unit.shortName})`;
   }
-  // cases for both units
-  if (denominator.name === 'area_km2') {
-    return `${numerator.label} (${numerator.unit.shortName}/${denominator.unit.shortName})`;
-  }
 
   return `${numerator.label} to ${denominator.label} (${numerator.unit.shortName}/${denominator.unit.shortName})`;
 };
@@ -53,11 +49,6 @@ export const formatBivariateAxisUnit = (quotients: Axis['quotients']): string |
     return numerator.unit.shortName;
   }
 
-  // cases for both units
-  if (denominator.name === 'area_km2') {
-    return `${numerator.unit.shortName}/${denominator.unit.shortName}`;
-  }
-
   return `${numerator.unit.shortName}/${denominator.unit.shortName}`;
 };