diff --git a/examples/wms-no-proj.js b/examples/wms-no-proj.js
index 1300ca8f23..578dfdd7eb 100644
--- a/examples/wms-no-proj.js
+++ b/examples/wms-no-proj.js
@@ -38,20 +38,18 @@ const layers = [
 // projection object. Requesting tiles only needs the code together with a
 // tile grid of Cartesian coordinates; it does not matter how those
 // coordinates relate to latitude or longitude.
+//
 // With no transforms available projection units must be assumed to represent
 // true distances. In the case of local projections this may be a sufficiently
 // close approximation for a meaningful (if not 100% accurate) ScaleLine control.
+
 const projection = new Projection({
   code: 'EPSG:21781',
   units: 'm',
 });
 
 const map = new Map({
-  controls: defaultControls().extend([
-    new ScaleLine({
-      units: 'metric',
-    }),
-  ]),
+  controls: defaultControls().extend([new ScaleLine()]),
   layers: layers,
   target: 'map',
   view: new View({