diff --git a/pandastable/core.py b/pandastable/core.py
index 7cfbf1b6..37b1e6c1 100644
--- a/pandastable/core.py
+++ b/pandastable/core.py
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ def redrawVisible(self, event=None, callback=None):
 
             #convert column data to object for display
             #coldata = coldata.astype(object).fillna('')
-            coldata = coldata.infer_objects(copy=False).fillna('')
+            coldata = coldata.infer_objects().fillna('')
 
             offset = rows[0]
             for row in self.visiblerows: