diff --git a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
index e222f9ef68671..1362527a3349e 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
+++ b/administrator/components/com_content/config.xml
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 			label="JGLOBAL_SHOW_HITS_LABEL"
 			layout="joomla.form.field.radio.switcher"
 			default="1"
-			showon="record_hits:1"
 			>
 			<option value="0">JHIDE</option>
 			<option value="1">JSHOW</option>