1 files changed, 0 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AbstractBaseLayoutManager.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AbstractBaseLayoutManager.java
index 5d7cc0b64..635e267c1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AbstractBaseLayoutManager.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/layoutmgr/AbstractBaseLayoutManager.java
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseLayoutManager
     public AbstractBaseLayoutManager(FObj fo) {
         this.fobj = fo;
         setGeneratesReferenceArea(fo.generatesReferenceAreas());
-        if (getGeneratesReferenceArea()) {
-            setGeneratesBlockArea(true);
-        }
     }
 
     // --------- Property Resolution related functions --------- //