diff --git a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsListener.cxx b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsListener.cxx
index af2bf1df3928..df67a539a52d 100644
--- a/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsListener.cxx
+++ b/sd/source/ui/slidesorter/controller/SlsListener.cxx
@@ -505,7 +505,6 @@ void SAL_CALL Listener::propertyChange (
                     String(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("Number")));
                 sal_Int32 nCurrentPage = 0;
                 aPageNumber >>= nCurrentPage;
-                mrController.GetPageSelector().GetCoreSelection();
                 // The selection is already set but we call SelectPage()
                 // nevertheless in order to make the new current page the
                 // last recently selected page of the PageSelector.  This is