diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
index df4695f88..c5ec2d289 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/state/stateRenderer-v3-unified.ts
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ export const draw = async function (
   const config = getConfig();
   if (config.look === 'neo') {
     data4Layout.markers = ['barbNeo'];
-    data4Layout.nodes.forEach((node) => {
-      node.look = 'neo';
-    });
   } else {
     data4Layout.markers = ['barb'];
   }