diff --git a/src/Mod/Material/Gui/MaterialTreeWidget.cpp b/src/Mod/Material/Gui/MaterialTreeWidget.cpp
index 983ee44cb8..131f69a683 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Material/Gui/MaterialTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Material/Gui/MaterialTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -324,10 +324,6 @@ QModelIndex MaterialTreeWidget::findInTree(const QString& uuid)
 
 void MaterialTreeWidget::setMaterial(const QString& uuid)
 {
-    if (uuid == m_uuid) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     if (uuid.isEmpty()) {
         // Nothing is selected
         QItemSelectionModel* selectionModel = m_materialTree->selectionModel();