diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/wsj.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/wsj.py
index 2ddf29a694..5a897371d1 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/wsj.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/wsj.py
@@ -84,6 +84,5 @@ class WSJIE(InfoExtractor):
             'duration': duration,
             'upload_date': upload_date,
             'title': title,
-            'formats': formats,
             'categories': categories,
         }