diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
index f26808691..175d58b77 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/plot/mod.rs
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ impl Plot {
             show_y: true,
             label_formatter: None,
             coordinates_formatter: None,
-            x_axes: vec![XAxisHints::default()],
-            y_axes: vec![YAxisHints::default()],
+            x_axes: Vec::new(),
+            y_axes: Vec::new(),
             legend_config: None,
             show_background: true,
             show_axes: true.into(),