diff --git a/src/extension/implementation/script.cpp b/src/extension/implementation/script.cpp
index f7e60af3b1e79a43d03f919a0ee8835e8e11c951..0aae58d0cbef0c82fabee37e6bcd51121ff19d7b 100644
--- a/src/extension/implementation/script.cpp
+++ b/src/extension/implementation/script.cpp
@@ -661,56 +661,6 @@ void Script::copy_doc (Inkscape::XML::Node * oldroot, Inkscape::XML::Node * newr
         g_warning("Error on copy_doc: NULL pointer input.");
         return;
     }
-
-    // For copying attributes in root and in namedview
-    std::vector<gchar const *> attribs;
-
-    // Must explicitly copy root attributes. This must be done first since
-    // copying grid lines calls "SPGuide::set()" which needs to know the
-    // width, height, and viewBox of the root element.
-
-    // Make a list of all attributes of the old root node.
-    for (const auto & iter : oldroot->attributeList()) {
-        attribs.push_back(g_quark_to_string(iter.key));
-    }
-
-    // Delete the attributes of the old root node.
-    for (auto attrib : attribs) {
-        oldroot->removeAttribute(attrib);
-    }
-
-    // Set the new attributes.
-    for (const auto & iter : newroot->attributeList()) {
-        gchar const *name = g_quark_to_string(iter.key);
-        oldroot->setAttribute(name, newroot->attribute(name));
-    }
-
-    // Question: Why is the "sodipodi:namedview" special? Treating it as a normal
-    // element results in crashes.
-    // Seems to be a bug:
-    // http://inkscape.13.x6.nabble.com/Effect-that-modifies-the-document-properties-tt2822126.html
-
-    std::vector<Inkscape::XML::Node *> delete_list;
-
-    // Make list
-    for (Inkscape::XML::Node * child = oldroot->firstChild();
-            child != nullptr;
-            child = child->next()) {
-        if (!strcmp("sodipodi:namedview", child->name())) {
-            for (Inkscape::XML::Node * oldroot_namedview_child = child->firstChild();
-                    oldroot_namedview_child != nullptr;
-                    oldroot_namedview_child = oldroot_namedview_child->next()) {
-                delete_list.push_back(oldroot_namedview_child);
-            }
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Unparent (delete)
-    for (auto & i : delete_list) {
-        sp_repr_unparent(i);
-    }
-    attribs.clear();
     oldroot->mergeFrom(newroot, "id", true, true);
 }