diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Workbench.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Workbench.cpp
index b51948564..c6f67e7a0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Workbench.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/Gui/Workbench.cpp
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ void Workbench::deactivated()
     removeTaskWatcher();
     // reset the active Body
     Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Doc,"import PartDesignGui");
-    Gui::Command::doCommand(Gui::Command::Gui, "Gui.activeView().setActiveObject('Body',App.activeDocument().%s)", "None");
 
     Gui::Workbench::deactivated();