diff --git a/web-common/src/features/visual-metrics-editing/lib.ts b/web-common/src/features/visual-metrics-editing/lib.ts
index 3884462d64b..00f2ddf5ecb 100644
--- a/web-common/src/features/visual-metrics-editing/lib.ts
+++ b/web-common/src/features/visual-metrics-editing/lib.ts
@@ -67,10 +67,7 @@ export class YAMLMeasure {
     this.name = item?.get("name") ?? "";
     this.display_name = item?.get("display_name") ?? item?.get("label") ?? "";
     this.description = item?.get("description") ?? "";
-    this.valid_percent_of_total =
-      item?.get("valid_percent_of_total") === undefined
-        ? true
-        : Boolean(item?.get("valid_percent_of_total"));
+    this.valid_percent_of_total = Boolean(item?.get("valid_percent_of_total"));
     this.format_d3 = item?.get("format_d3") ?? "";
     this.format_preset =
       (item?.get("format_preset") as unknown as FormatPreset) ??