diff --git a/src/vs/languages/handlebars/common/handlebars.ts b/src/vs/languages/handlebars/common/handlebars.ts
index af7e37832ad199ae85b3518da4c959be42f571b1..585e03dd6e69a678d73cf98a86ab5673440ac0cf 100644
--- a/src/vs/languages/handlebars/common/handlebars.ts
+++ b/src/vs/languages/handlebars/common/handlebars.ts
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ export class HandlebarsMode extends htmlMode.HTMLMode<htmlWorker.HTMLWorker> {
 	) {
 		super(descriptor, instantiationService, threadService, modeService);
 
-		this.formattingSupport = null;
-
 		this.onEnterSupport = new OnEnterSupport(this.getId(), {
 			brackets: [
 				{ open: '<!--', close: '-->' },