diff --git a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
index 3878d7603..568615b53 100644
--- a/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/optimize/backtesting.py
@@ -413,7 +413,6 @@ class Backtesting(object):
             refresh_pairs=self.config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
             exchange=self.exchange,
             timerange=timerange,
-            live=self.config.get('live', False)
         )
 
         if not data:
diff --git a/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
index e6da581a4..2f09bd986 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plot/plotting.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def init_plotscript(config):
     exchange: Optional[Exchange] = None
 
     # Exchange is only needed when downloading data!
-    if config.get("live", False) or config.get("refresh_pairs", False):
+    if config.get("refresh_pairs", False):
         exchange = ExchangeResolver(config.get('exchange', {}).get('name'),
                                     config).exchange
 
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def init_plotscript(config):
         refresh_pairs=config.get('refresh_pairs', False),
         timerange=timerange,
         exchange=exchange,
-        live=config.get("live", False),
     )
 
     trades = load_trades(config)
diff --git a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
index a39f57eaf..c7dead1eb 100644
--- a/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
+++ b/freqtrade/tests/optimize/test_backtesting.py
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@ def test_backtesting_start(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
 
     default_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'] = ['UNITTEST/BTC']
     default_conf['ticker_interval'] = '1m'
-    default_conf['live'] = False
     default_conf['datadir'] = None
     default_conf['export'] = None
     default_conf['timerange'] = '-100'
@@ -505,7 +504,6 @@ def test_backtesting_start_no_data(default_conf, mocker, caplog) -> None:
 
     default_conf['exchange']['pair_whitelist'] = ['UNITTEST/BTC']
     default_conf['ticker_interval'] = "1m"
-    default_conf['live'] = False
     default_conf['datadir'] = None
     default_conf['export'] = None
     default_conf['timerange'] = '20180101-20180102'