diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
index 6c88d31dad..7ea0f44df8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewDimension.cpp
@@ -203,11 +203,6 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::snapPosition(QPointF& pos)
             for (auto& d : dims) {
                 if (d == dim) { continue; }
 
-                std::string dType = d->Type.getValueAsString();
-                if (dType != type) {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
                 pp = d->getLinearPoints();
                 Base::Vector3d ip1_3d = Rez::guiX(pp.first());
                 Base::Vector3d ip2_3d = Rez::guiX(pp.second());
@@ -223,7 +218,7 @@ void QGIDatumLabel::snapPosition(QPointF& pos)
 
                 Base::Vector2d idir = ip2 - ip1;
 
-                if (type == "Distance" && fabs(dir.x * idir.y - dir.y * idir.x) > Precision::Confusion()) {
+                if (fabs(dir.x * idir.y - dir.y * idir.x) > Precision::Confusion()) {
                     //dimensions not parallel
                     continue;
                 }