diff --git a/app/core/gimpimage.c b/app/core/gimpimage.c
index a367de5065..7ddff6603b 100644
--- a/app/core/gimpimage.c
+++ b/app/core/gimpimage.c
@@ -5666,7 +5666,6 @@ gimp_image_add_layers (GimpImage   *image,
 
       gimp_image_add_layer (image, GIMP_LAYER (new_item),
                             parent, position, TRUE);
-      gimp_drawable_enable_resize_undo (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_item));
       position++;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
index e5a9c438fd..a1e746eea1 100644
--- a/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
+++ b/app/display/gimpdisplayshell-dnd.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ gimp_display_shell_drop_drawable (GtkWidget    *widget,
 
       gimp_image_add_layer (image, new_layer,
                             GIMP_IMAGE_ACTIVE_PARENT, -1, TRUE);
-      gimp_drawable_enable_resize_undo (GIMP_DRAWABLE (new_layer));
 
       gimp_image_undo_group_end (image);