diff --git a/packages/react/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.js b/packages/react/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.js
index efffd56d5c38..6426f62cf1e0 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.js
+++ b/packages/react/src/components/NumberInput/NumberInput.js
@@ -145,7 +145,6 @@ class NumberInput extends Component {
     disabled: false,
     hideLabel: false,
     iconDescription: 'choose a number',
-    label: ' ',
     step: 1,
     invalid: false,
     invalidText: 'Provide invalidText',