diff --git a/js/view/ProbeTextNode.ts b/js/view/ProbeTextNode.ts
index 518c0f14..68ca5548 100644
--- a/js/view/ProbeTextNode.ts
+++ b/js/view/ProbeTextNode.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class ProbeTextNode extends VBox {
       spacing: 3
     }, providedOptions );
 
-    const readout = new Text( textProperty.value, {
+    const readout = new Text( textProperty, {
       fontSize: 40,
       maxWidth: TEXT_BOX_WIDTH - 20,
       tandem: tandem.createTandem( 'readoutText' )
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ export default class ProbeTextNode extends VBox {
       fill: Color.WHITE
     } );
 
-    textProperty.link( text => readout.setText( text ) );
-
     // Text bounds is not updated eagerly, so wait for the bounds to change for layout
     readout.boundsProperty.link( bounds => {
       if ( readout.text === MathSymbols.NO_VALUE ) {