diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
index adb425d43be1ff83d6e048ed91603e5baadd5172..e752bab5807acfe19fb97d81d8ec94440c5fce03 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/transformation.cpp
@@ -1182,14 +1182,7 @@ void Transformation::onApplySeparatelyToggled()
 
 void Transformation::desktopReplaced()
 {
-    // Setting default unit to document unit
     if (auto desktop = getDesktop()) {
-        SPNamedView *nv = desktop->getNamedView();
-        if (nv->display_units) {
-            _units_move.setUnit(nv->display_units->abbr);
-            _units_transform.setUnit(nv->display_units->abbr);
-        }
-
         Inkscape::Preferences *prefs = Inkscape::Preferences::get();
         if (prefs->getBool("/dialogs/transformation/rotateCounterClockwise", true) != desktop->is_yaxisdown()) {
             _counterclockwise_rotate.set_active();