diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
index 73de2b796a..909f1ef5c8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.cpp
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ SketchObject::SketchObject()
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Constraints,     (0)  ,"Sketch",(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Sketch constraints");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(ExternalGeometry,(0,0),"Sketch",(App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None),"Sketch external geometry");
 
-    ExternalGeometry.setScope(App::LinkScope::Global);
-    allowOtherBody = true;
     allowUnaligned = true;
 
     for (std::vector<Part::Geometry *>::iterator it=ExternalGeo.begin(); it != ExternalGeo.end(); ++it)
@@ -2037,13 +2035,9 @@ bool SketchObject::isExternalAllowed(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject *p
         } else if (body_this == body_obj) {
             return true;
         } else {
-            if ( this->allowOtherBody ) { // Selection outside of body not allowed if flag is not set
-                return true;
-            } else {
-                if (rsn)
-                    *rsn = rlOtherBody;
-                return false;
-            }
+            if (rsn)
+                *rsn = rlOtherBody;
+            return false;
         }
     } else {
         // cross-part link. Disallow, should be done via shapebinders only
@@ -2096,7 +2090,7 @@ bool SketchObject::isCarbonCopyAllowed(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject
     App::Part* part_obj = App::Part::getPartOfObject(pObj);
     if (part_this == part_obj){ //either in the same part, or in the root of document
         if (body_this != NULL) {
-            if ((body_this != body_obj) && !this->allowOtherBody) {
+            if (body_this != body_obj) {
                 if (rsn)
                     *rsn = rlOtherBody;
                 return false;
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
index d5cdc18a7a..99fd79ef44 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/App/SketchObject.h
@@ -305,13 +305,6 @@ public:
     /// gets the solved sketch as a reference
     inline Sketch &getSolvedSketch(void) {return solvedSketch;}
 
-    /// Flag to allow external geometry from other bodies than the one this sketch belongs to
-    bool isAllowedOtherBody() const {
-        return allowOtherBody;
-    }
-    void setAllowOtherBody(bool on) {
-        allowOtherBody = on;
-    }
     /// Flag to allow carbon copy from misaligned geometry
     bool isAllowedUnaligned() const {
         return allowUnaligned;
@@ -356,8 +349,6 @@ protected:
     std::vector<Part::Geometry *> supportedGeometry(const std::vector<Part::Geometry *> &geoList) const;
 
 private:
-    /// Flag to allow external geometry from other bodies than the one this sketch belongs to
-    bool allowOtherBody;
     /// Flag to allow carbon copy from misaligned geometry
     bool allowUnaligned;
 
diff --git a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
index 2f66679181..25af80fa76 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Sketcher/Gui/CommandCreateGeo.cpp
@@ -6308,7 +6308,6 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
         bool allow(App::Document *pDoc, App::DocumentObject *pObj, const char *sSubName)
         {
             Sketcher::SketchObject *sketch = static_cast<Sketcher::SketchObject*>(object);
-            sketch->setAllowOtherBody(QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier);
 
             this->notAllowedReason = "";
             Sketcher::SketchObject::eReasonList msg;
@@ -6321,7 +6320,7 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
                     this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object is in another document.");
                     break;
                 case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherBody:
-                    this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body, can't link. Hold Ctrl to allow cross-references.");
+                    this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body, can't link.");
                     break;
                 case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherPart:
                     this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another part, can't link.");
@@ -6536,7 +6535,6 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
             Q_UNUSED(sSubName);
             
             Sketcher::SketchObject *sketch = static_cast<Sketcher::SketchObject*>(object);
-            sketch->setAllowOtherBody(QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == Qt::ControlModifier || QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::AltModifier));
             sketch->setAllowUnaligned(QApplication::keyboardModifiers() == (Qt::ControlModifier | Qt::AltModifier));
 
             this->notAllowedReason = "";
@@ -6552,7 +6550,7 @@ namespace SketcherGui {
                         this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object is in another document.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherBody:
-                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body. Hold Ctrl to allow crossreferences.");
+                        this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another body.");
                         break;
                     case Sketcher::SketchObject::rlOtherPart:
                         this->notAllowedReason = QT_TR_NOOP("This object belongs to another part.");