diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
index 095fa93f14..1f3709d6b5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewPart.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ void QGIViewPart::drawAllFaces(void)
             std::vector<LineSet> lineSets = fGeom->getTrimmedLines(iFace);
             if (!lineSets.empty()) {
                 // this face has geometric hatch lines
-                newFace->clearLineSets();
                 for (auto& ls : lineSets) {
                     newFace->addLineSet(ls);
                 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
index 147ca1a16e..d11515a615 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/QGIViewSection.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ void QGIViewSection::drawSectionFace()
             newFace->setLineWeight(sectionVp->WeightPattern.getValue());
             std::vector<TechDraw::LineSet> lineSets = section->getDrawableLines(i);
             if (!lineSets.empty()) {
-                newFace->clearLineSets();
                 for (auto& ls: lineSets) {
                     newFace->addLineSet(ls);
                 }