diff --git a/src/common/docview.cpp b/src/common/docview.cpp
index c5ba8064b2..45205f0e00 100644
--- a/src/common/docview.cpp
+++ b/src/common/docview.cpp
@@ -1511,7 +1511,6 @@ wxDocument *wxDocManager::CreateDocument(const wxString& pathOrig, long flags)
         return NULL;
 
     docNew->SetDocumentName(temp->GetDocumentName());
-    docNew->SetDocumentTemplate(temp);
 
     wxTRY
     {