diff --git a/gradio/components/plot.py b/gradio/components/plot.py
index cb92b97f9a..cda380762e 100644
--- a/gradio/components/plot.py
+++ b/gradio/components/plot.py
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ class AltairPlot:
     @staticmethod
     def create_legend(position, title):
         if position == "none":
-            legend = None
-        else:
-            position = {"orient": position} if position else {}
-            legend = {"title": title, **position}
+            return None
+
+        if not position:
+            return {"title": title}
 
-        return legend
+        return {"title": title, "orient": position}
 
     @staticmethod
     def create_scale(limit):