diff --git a/js/src/table/gis_visualization.js b/js/src/table/gis_visualization.js
index 1f47896f7c..39359f5c34 100644
--- a/js/src/table/gis_visualization.js
+++ b/js/src/table/gis_visualization.js
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ AJAX.registerOnload('table/gis_visualization.js', function () {
     });
 
     $(document).on('mousewheel', '#placeholder', function (event, delta) {
-        event.preventDefault();
         var relCoords = getRelativeCoords(event);
         if (delta > 0) {
             // zoom in