diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
index 6ebae8a62ae..74e6d2289f0 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.bar.js
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 			var isHorizontal = scale.isHorizontal();
 			var datasets = chart.data.datasets;
 			var value = scale.getRightValue(datasets[datasetIndex].data[index]);
-			var minBarLength = scale.minBarLength;
+			var minBarLength = scale.options.minBarLength;
 			var stacked = scale.options.stacked;
 			var stack = meta.stack;
 			var start = 0;
diff --git a/src/scales/scale.linear.js b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
index f25bc1b1889..a980615c5d1 100644
--- a/src/scales/scale.linear.js
+++ b/src/scales/scale.linear.js
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				return isHorizontal ? meta.xAxisID === me.id : meta.yAxisID === me.id;
 			}
 
-			me.minBarLength = opts.minBarLength;
-
 			// First Calculate the range
 			me.min = null;
 			me.max = null;