diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index 47df8cded35..4f877eadd89 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -1606,7 +1606,6 @@ protected void updatePropertyForArray(CodegenProperty property, CodegenProperty
             property.items = innerProperty;
             // inner item is Enum
             if (isPropertyInnerMostEnum(property)) {
-                property.isEnum = true;
                 // update datatypeWithEnum and default value for array
                 // e.g. List<string> => List<StatusEnum>
                 updateDataTypeWithEnumForArray(property);