diff --git a/examples/wmts-from-capabilities.js b/examples/wmts-from-capabilities.js
index e826adc5d6..05f5e82610 100644
--- a/examples/wmts-from-capabilities.js
+++ b/examples/wmts-from-capabilities.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ xhr.onload = function() {
       target: 'map',
       view: new ol.View2D({
         center: [1823849, 6143760],
-        projection: 'EPSG:3857',
         zoom: 11
       })
     });