diff --git a/src/traces/bar/attributes.js b/src/traces/bar/attributes.js
index 735421c03f4..1657292ec03 100644
--- a/src/traces/bar/attributes.js
+++ b/src/traces/bar/attributes.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ module.exports = {
     textposition: {
         valType: 'enumerated',
         values: ['inside', 'outside', 'auto', 'none'],
-        dflt: 'none',
+        dflt: 'auto',
         arrayOk: true,
         editType: 'calc',
         description: [
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ module.exports = {
             'this one, then the text gets pushed inside.',
             '*auto* tries to position `text` inside the bar, but if',
             'the bar is too small and no bar is stacked on this one',
-            'the text is moved outside.'
+            'the text is moved outside.',
+            'If *none*, no text appears.'
         ].join(' ')
     },
 
diff --git a/src/traces/funnel/attributes.js b/src/traces/funnel/attributes.js
index d13c7d502fe..0ba415b83a7 100644
--- a/src/traces/funnel/attributes.js
+++ b/src/traces/funnel/attributes.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }),
 
     text: barAttrs.text,
-    textposition: extendFlat({}, barAttrs.textposition, {dflt: 'auto'}),
+    textposition: barAttrs.textposition,
     insidetextanchor: extendFlat({}, barAttrs.insidetextanchor, {dflt: 'middle'}),
     textangle: extendFlat({}, barAttrs.textangle, {dflt: 0}),
     textfont: barAttrs.textfont,
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/histogram-offsetgroups.png b/test/image/baselines/histogram-offsetgroups.png
index e2ecc685531..98ddad4b4e3 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/histogram-offsetgroups.png and b/test/image/baselines/histogram-offsetgroups.png differ
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar-autotext-log-size-axes.json b/test/image/mocks/bar-autotext-log-size-axes.json
index 976c11eeb24..aaf73f2e403 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar-autotext-log-size-axes.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar-autotext-log-size-axes.json
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
     "type": "bar",
     "x": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
     "y": [20, 14, 1],
-    "text": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
-    "textposition": "auto"
+    "text": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"]
   }, {
     "type": "bar",
     "x": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
     "y": [20, 14, 1],
     "text": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
-    "textposition": "auto",
     "xaxis": "x2",
     "yaxis": "y2"
   }, {
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@
     "x": [20, 14, 1],
     "text": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
     "orientation": "h",
-    "textposition": "auto",
     "xaxis": "x3",
     "yaxis": "y3"
   }, {
@@ -28,7 +25,6 @@
     "x": [20, 14, 1],
     "text": ["giraffes", "orangutans", "monkeys"],
     "orientation": "h",
-    "textposition": "auto",
     "xaxis": "x4",
     "yaxis": "y4"
   }],
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle45.json b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle45.json
index c9680ff3708..983f43f5d87 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle45.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle45.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                 "invisible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -45,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
                 "visible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -45,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle60.json b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle60.json
index f873343b8b2..61daaa2dde4 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle60.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_textangle60.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                 "invisible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -60,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
                 "visible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -60,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_traces_tozero.json b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_traces_tozero.json
index 53da2ba1107..00927469281 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar-like_traces_tozero.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar-like_traces_tozero.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
                 "-11",
                 "+1"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "base": 10
         },
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@
                 "+11",
                 "-1"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "base": -10
         },
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@
                 "-12",
                 "+1"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "base": 10
         },
@@ -90,7 +87,6 @@
                 "+12",
                 "-1"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "base": -10
         }
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero.json b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero.json
index 889aac57205..557eb417332 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -77,7 +75,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -106,7 +103,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_no_line_width.json b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_no_line_width.json
index 37e0338cdeb..1409dc58669 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_no_line_width.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_no_line_width.json
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
                 0.75,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -55,7 +54,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@
                 0.75,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -116,7 +113,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -146,7 +142,6 @@
                 0.75,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -181,7 +176,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -211,7 +205,6 @@
                 0.75,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
@@ -246,7 +239,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_only_line_width.json b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_only_line_width.json
index b4e8983bd88..d456a8b92f0 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_only_line_width.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar_display_height_zero_only_line_width.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -60,7 +59,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -161,7 +157,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -196,7 +191,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -231,7 +225,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
@@ -266,7 +259,6 @@
                 null,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/bar_hide_nulls.json b/test/image/mocks/bar_hide_nulls.json
index 3f68cf7c615..9e69993fa3c 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/bar_hide_nulls.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/bar_hide_nulls.json
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
                 0.001,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false
         },
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@
                 0.001,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x2",
@@ -71,7 +69,6 @@
                 0.001,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x3",
@@ -98,7 +95,6 @@
                 0.001,
                 1
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "middle",
             "cliponaxis": false,
             "xaxis": "x4",
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/display-text_zero-number.json b/test/image/mocks/display-text_zero-number.json
index ebd75c52348..93fdbb022c2 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/display-text_zero-number.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/display-text_zero-number.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
             "measure": ["r", "r", "r", "r", "r", "t", "a"],
             "text": [null, "", "0", 0, 1, true, false],
             "textinfo": "label+text+final",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "xaxis": "x2",
             "yaxis": "y2"
         }
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/mathjax.json b/test/image/mocks/mathjax.json
index a66e2085369..d1fe901f99b 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/mathjax.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/mathjax.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
         "x": [0, 1],
         "y": [1.4, 0.1],
         "text": ["H1.400 \\pm 0.023H", "H0.100 \\pm 0.002H"],
-        "textposition": "auto",
         "type": "bar",
         "name": "$x=\\frac{-b \\pm \\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$"
     }, {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_10_auto.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_10_auto.json
index 0b518a851c5..82d9d11f550 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_10_auto.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_10_auto.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                 "invisible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
         },
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
                 "visible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
         },
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_horizontal.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_horizontal.json
index 890b423cb08..b01f49c5b0f 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_horizontal.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_horizontal.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
             ],
             "type": "bar",
             "textangle": 0,
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
         },
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@
             ],
             "type": "bar",
             "textangle": 0,
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
         },
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle.json
index cd468ff9824..f09a23ff110 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                 "invisible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -90,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
                 "visible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -90,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle45.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle45.json
index fb7584c5bb4..78ebe02197c 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle45.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar-like_8_textangle45.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
                 "invisible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -45,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@
                 "visible"
             ],
             "type": "bar",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": -45,
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase1.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase1.json
index 93326891cf9..64bd3511c70 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase1.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase1.json
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
                 "d",
                 "50"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": 0
         }
     ],
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase3.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase3.json
index aaef5d09958..79fc3d58976 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase3.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase3.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{y}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textangle": 0,
             "textfont": {
                 "size": 16
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase4.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase4.json
index 7e40108cc48..36f6704fcea 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase4.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase4.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{y}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "start",
             "textangle": 0,
             "textfont": {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase5.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase5.json
index 8922ea304f4..54e9c0b7290 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase5.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase5.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{y}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "start",
             "textangle": -45,
             "textfont": {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase6.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase6.json
index a6fc6d4dc30..b2758a33e16 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase6.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase6.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{y}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "end",
             "textangle": -90,
             "textfont": {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase7.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase7.json
index 4304b3854dd..0848eb21f97 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase7.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase7.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{x}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "end",
             "textangle": 0,
             "textfont": {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase8.json b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase8.json
index 7cab217f5a1..4dc079780ba 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase8.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/uniformtext_bar_edgecase8.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 44999
             ],
             "texttemplate": "%{x}",
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "insidetextanchor": "end",
             "textangle": 15,
             "textfont": {
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/waterfall_attrs.json b/test/image/mocks/waterfall_attrs.json
index 956e0e39dbe..0ef5e04efb6 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/waterfall_attrs.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/waterfall_attrs.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
         }, {
             "width": [0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1],
             "text": ["Three", 2, "inside text", 0],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textfont": { "size": [10]},
             "y": [3, -2, 1, -1],
             "x": [1, 2, 3, 4],
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@
             "type": "waterfall"
         }, {
             "text": [2, "outside text", -3, -2],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "y": [2, 0.25, -3, -2],
             "x": [1, 2, 3, 4],
             "decreasing": { "marker": { "color": "Red" } },
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/waterfall_axis.json b/test/image/mocks/waterfall_axis.json
index c070f7fa5b8..15569fba8a8 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/waterfall_axis.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/waterfall_axis.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
                 "r",
                 "r"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textinfo": "initial+delta+final",
             "xaxis": "x",
             "yaxis": "y"
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@
                 "r",
                 "r"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textinfo": "initial+delta+final",
             "xaxis": "x2",
             "yaxis": "y2"
@@ -64,7 +62,6 @@
                 "r",
                 "r"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textinfo": "initial+delta+final",
             "xaxis": "x3",
             "yaxis": "y3"
@@ -88,7 +85,6 @@
                 "r",
                 "r"
             ],
-            "textposition": "auto",
             "textinfo": "initial+delta+final",
             "xaxis": "x4",
             "yaxis": "y4"
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/bar_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/bar_test.js
index 41d826f93c0..72e020c9dc7 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/bar_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/bar_test.js
@@ -125,11 +125,20 @@ describe('Bar.supplyDefaults', function() {
         expect(traceOut.width).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    it('should coerce textposition to none', function() {
+    it('should coerce textposition to auto', function() {
         traceIn = {
             y: [1, 2, 3]
         };
         supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, {});
+        expect(traceOut.textposition).toBe('auto');
+    });
+
+    it('should not coerce text styling attributes when textposition is set to none', function() {
+        traceIn = {
+            textposition: 'none',
+            y: [1, 2, 3]
+        };
+        supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, {});
         expect(traceOut.textposition).toBe('none');
         expect(traceOut.texfont).toBeUndefined();
         expect(traceOut.insidetexfont).toBeUndefined();
@@ -1355,7 +1364,6 @@ describe('A bar plot', function() {
         y: [20, 14, 23, 10, 59, 15],
         text: [20, 14, 23, 10, 59, 15],
         type: 'bar',
-        textposition: 'auto',
         marker: {
             color: ['#ee1', '#eee', '#333', '#9467bd', '#dda', '#922'],
         }
@@ -1715,7 +1723,7 @@ describe('A bar plot', function() {
             y: [10, 20, 30, 40],
             type: 'bar',
             text: ['T1P1', 'T1P2', 13, 14],
-            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'auto', 'BADVALUE'],
+            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'BADVALUE', 'none'],
             textfont: {
                 family: ['"comic sans"'],
                 color: ['red', 'green'],
@@ -1739,7 +1747,7 @@ describe('A bar plot', function() {
             y: [10, 20, 30, 40],
             type: 'bar',
             text: ['T1P1', 'T1P2', '13', '14'],
-            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'none'],
+            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'auto', 'none'],
             textfont: {
                 family: ['"comic sans"', 'arial'],
                 color: ['red', 'green'],
@@ -1868,8 +1876,7 @@ describe('A bar plot', function() {
             type: 'bar',
             x: ['Product A', 'Product B', 'Product C'],
             y: [20, 14, 23],
-            text: [20, 14, 23],
-            textposition: 'auto'
+            text: [20, 14, 23]
         }])
         .then(function() {
             _assertNumberOfBarTextNodes(3);
diff --git a/test/jasmine/tests/waterfall_test.js b/test/jasmine/tests/waterfall_test.js
index 1c36a912650..d9de5053ba9 100644
--- a/test/jasmine/tests/waterfall_test.js
+++ b/test/jasmine/tests/waterfall_test.js
@@ -116,11 +116,20 @@ describe('Waterfall.supplyDefaults', function() {
         expect(traceOut.width).toBeUndefined();
     });
 
-    it('should coerce textposition to none', function() {
+    it('should coerce textposition to auto', function() {
         traceIn = {
             y: [1, 2, 3]
         };
         supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, {});
+        expect(traceOut.textposition).toBe('auto');
+    });
+
+    it('should not coerce text styling attributes when textposition is set to none', function() {
+        traceIn = {
+            textposition: 'none',
+            y: [1, 2, 3]
+        };
+        supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, {});
         expect(traceOut.textposition).toBe('none');
         expect(traceOut.texfont).toBeUndefined();
         expect(traceOut.insidetexfont).toBeUndefined();
@@ -130,6 +139,7 @@ describe('Waterfall.supplyDefaults', function() {
 
     it('should not coerce textinfo when textposition is none', function() {
         traceIn = {
+            textposition: 'none',
             y: [1, 2, 3],
             textinfo: 'text'
         };
@@ -140,7 +150,6 @@ describe('Waterfall.supplyDefaults', function() {
     it('should coerce textinfo when textposition is not none', function() {
         traceIn = {
             y: [1, 2, 3],
-            textposition: 'auto',
             textinfo: 'text'
         };
         supplyDefaults(traceIn, traceOut, defaultColor, {});
@@ -732,7 +741,6 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
         y: [20, 14, 23, 10, 59, 15],
         text: [20, 14, 23, 10, 59, 15],
         type: 'waterfall',
-        textposition: 'auto',
         marker: {
             color: ['#ee1', '#eee', '#333', '#9467bd', '#dda', '#922'],
         }
@@ -775,7 +783,6 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
                 }, {
                     width: [0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1],
                     text: ['Three', 2, 'inside text', 0],
-                    textposition: 'auto',
                     textfont: { size: [10] },
                     y: [3, 2, 1, 0],
                     x: [1, 2, 3, 4],
@@ -789,7 +796,6 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
                     type: 'waterfall'
                 }, {
                     text: [0, 'outside text', -3, -2],
-                    textposition: 'auto',
                     y: [0, -0.25, -3, -2],
                     x: [1, 2, 3, 4],
                     type: 'waterfall'
@@ -1051,7 +1057,7 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
             y: [10, 20, 30, 40],
             type: 'waterfall',
             text: ['T1P1', 'T1P2', 13, 14],
-            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'auto', 'BADVALUE'],
+            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'BADVALUE', 'none'],
             textfont: {
                 family: ['"comic sans"'],
                 color: ['red', 'green'],
@@ -1075,7 +1081,7 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
             y: [10, 20, 30, 40],
             type: 'waterfall',
             text: ['T1P1', 'T1P2', '13', '14'],
-            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'none'],
+            textposition: ['inside', 'outside', 'auto', 'none'],
             textfont: {
                 family: ['"comic sans"', 'arial'],
                 color: ['red', 'green'],
@@ -1140,7 +1146,6 @@ describe('A waterfall plot', function() {
             x: ['Product A', 'Product B', 'Product C'],
             y: [20, 14, 23],
             text: [20, 14, 23],
-            textposition: 'auto'
         }])
         .then(function() {
             _assertNumberOfWaterfallTextNodes(3);