diff --git a/omod/src/main/web/dashboardwidgets/obsacrossencounters/obsacrossencounters.controller.js b/omod/src/main/web/dashboardwidgets/obsacrossencounters/obsacrossencounters.controller.js
index 19803f752..4dd435c59 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/web/dashboardwidgets/obsacrossencounters/obsacrossencounters.controller.js
+++ b/omod/src/main/web/dashboardwidgets/obsacrossencounters/obsacrossencounters.controller.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 export default class ObsAcrossEncountersController {
-  constructor($scope, $q, $filter, openmrsRest, openmrsTranslate, widgetsCommons) {
+  constructor($q, $filter, openmrsRest, openmrsTranslate, widgetsCommons) {
     'ngInject';
 
-    Object.assign(this, {$scope, $q, $filter, openmrsRest, openmrsTranslate, widgetsCommons});
+    Object.assign(this, {$q, $filter, openmrsRest, openmrsTranslate, widgetsCommons});
   }
 
   $onInit() {
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export default class ObsAcrossEncountersController {
         row.push(obsArray);
       });
     }
-    this.$scope.$apply();
   }
 
   isRetired(obs) {