diff --git a/pytket/extensions/qiskit/backends/ibm.py b/pytket/extensions/qiskit/backends/ibm.py
index 67fb7b30..ff4daf5c 100644
--- a/pytket/extensions/qiskit/backends/ibm.py
+++ b/pytket/extensions/qiskit/backends/ibm.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ def __init__(
             if service is None
             else service
         )
-        self._backend: IBMBackend = self._service.backend(backend_name, use_fractional_gates=True)
+        self._backend: IBMBackend = self._service.backend(backend_name)
         config: PulseBackendConfiguration = self._backend.configuration()
         self._max_per_job = getattr(config, "max_experiments", 1)