diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
index 5ff3a8f004..dba8bbd0b4 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/templates/videoalpha/default.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 metadata:
     display_name: Video Alpha 1
-    is_graded: False
     version: 1
 data: |
   <videoalpha show_captions="true" sub="name_of_file" youtube="0.75:JMD_ifUUfsU,1.0:OEoXaMPEzfM,1.25:AKqURZnYqpk,1.50:DYpADpL7jAY" >