diff --git a/blivetgui/blivet_utils.py b/blivetgui/blivet_utils.py
index c290b3ad..4b916cf3 100644
--- a/blivetgui/blivet_utils.py
+++ b/blivetgui/blivet_utils.py
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ def __init__(self, ignored_disks=None, exclusive_disks=None, flags=None):
         set_logging(component="blivet")
         set_logging(component="program")
 
-        # allow creating of ntfs format
-        blivet.formats.fs.NTFS._formattable = True
-        blivet.formats.fs.NTFS._supported = True
-
         # ignore zram devices
         blivet.udev.ignored_device_names.append(r"^zram")