diff --git a/classes/question/rate.php b/classes/question/rate.php
index 8e0117da6..e838957bd 100644
--- a/classes/question/rate.php
+++ b/classes/question/rate.php
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ protected function question_survey_display($response, $descendantsdata, $blankqu
         if ($blankquestionnaire) {
             $disabled = ' disabled="disabled"';
         }
-        if (!empty($data) && ( !isset($data->{'q'.$this->id}) || !is_array($data->{'q'.$this->id}) ) ) {
-            $data->{'q'.$this->id} = [];
-        }
 
         // Check if rate question has one line only to display full width columns of choices.
         $nocontent = false;