diff --git a/src/ReportBase/_ReportOptions.py b/src/ReportBase/_ReportOptions.py
index bf795782b..5f4071fcb 100644
--- a/src/ReportBase/_ReportOptions.py
+++ b/src/ReportBase/_ReportOptions.py
@@ -331,10 +331,6 @@ class OptionListCollection(_Options.OptionListCollection):
             f.write('  <format name="%s"/>\n' % escxml(self.get_last_format_name()) )
         if self.get_last_orientation() != self.default_orientation:
             f.write('  <orientation value="%d"/>\n' % self.get_last_orientation() )
-        if self.get_last_margins() != self.default_margins:
-            margins = self.get_last_margins()
-            for pos in range(len(margins)): 
-                f.write('  <margin number="%s" value="%f"/>\n' % (pos, margins[pos]))
         f.write('</last-common>\n')
 
     def write_module_common(self,f,option_list):