diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
index 70c8f0e7ff..36aa2ec79c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.cpp
@@ -59,15 +59,12 @@ DrawHatch::DrawHatch(void)
 {
     static const char *vgroup = "Hatch";
 
-    ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(DirProjection, (0,0,1.0), vgroup, App::Prop_None, "Projection direction when Hatch was defined");     //sb RO?
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(Source, (0), vgroup, (App::PropertyType)(App::Prop_None), "The View + Face to be hatched");
     Source.setScope(App::LinkScope::Global);
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(HatchPattern, (prefSvgHatch()), vgroup, App::Prop_None, "The hatch pattern file for this area");
     ADD_PROPERTY_TYPE(SvgIncluded, (""), vgroup,App::Prop_None,
                                             "Embedded SVG hatch file. System use only.");   // n/a to end users
 
-    DirProjection.setStatus(App::Property::ReadOnly,true);
-
     std::string svgFilter("SVG files (*.svg *.SVG);;All files (*)");
     HatchPattern.setFilter(svgFilter);
 }
diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
index e8271fe76a..2f6854dfbb 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/App/DrawHatch.h
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ public:
     DrawHatch();
     virtual ~DrawHatch();
 
-    App::PropertyVector      DirProjection;                            //Source is only valid for original projection?
-    App::PropertyLinkSub     Source;                                   //the dvp & face this hatch belongs to
+    App::PropertyLinkSub     Source;       // the dvp & face this hatch belongs to
     App::PropertyFile        HatchPattern;
     App::PropertyFileIncluded SvgIncluded;