diff --git a/administrator/components/com_guidedtours/src/Table/TourTable.php b/administrator/components/com_guidedtours/src/Table/TourTable.php
index 98d739a7fce62..65c516e9efafa 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_guidedtours/src/Table/TourTable.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_guidedtours/src/Table/TourTable.php
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ public function store($updateNulls = true)
             $this->setTourUid();
         }
 
-        // set autostart
-        // @todo: remove once autostart has been added to the tour form
-        if (\is_null($this->autostart)) {
-            $this->autostart = 0;
-        }
-
         // make sure the uid is unique
         $this->ensureUniqueUid();