diff --git a/src/common/dcbase.cpp b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
index a458696c1a..0a0e2d2f1d 100644
--- a/src/common/dcbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcbase.cpp
@@ -353,9 +353,6 @@ wxDCImpl::wxDCImpl( wxDC *owner )
                     (double)wxGetDisplaySizeMM().GetWidth();
     m_mm_to_pix_y = (double)wxGetDisplaySize().GetHeight() /
                     (double)wxGetDisplaySizeMM().GetHeight();
-
-    ResetBoundingBox();
-    ResetClipping();
 }
 
 wxDCImpl::~wxDCImpl()