diff --git a/R/read_bds.R b/R/read_bds.R
index f311c37..021cccf 100644
--- a/R/read_bds.R
+++ b/R/read_bds.R
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ read_bds <- function(
           cols = -all_of("age"),
           names_to = "yname",
           values_to = "y",
-          values_drop_na = TRUE,
           values_transform = list(y = as.numeric)
         ) %>%
         mutate(