diff --git a/superset/config.py b/superset/config.py
index 1d9da94df460e..1337c38775023 100644
--- a/superset/config.py
+++ b/superset/config.py
@@ -370,12 +370,6 @@ def _try_json_readsha(  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     "ALERTS_ATTACH_REPORTS": True,
 }
 
-# Set the default view to card/grid view if thumbnail support is enabled.
-# Setting LISTVIEWS_DEFAULT_CARD_VIEW to False will force the default view to
-# always be the table layout
-if DEFAULT_FEATURE_FLAGS["THUMBNAILS"]:
-    DEFAULT_FEATURE_FLAGS["LISTVIEWS_DEFAULT_CARD_VIEW"] = True
-
 # Feature flags may also be set via 'SUPERSET_FEATURE_' prefixed environment vars.
 DEFAULT_FEATURE_FLAGS.update(
     {