diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
index c27b66a21..855075766 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Wobject.pm
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ sub duplicate {
 	$properties{sequenceNumber} = _getNextSequenceNumber($properties{pageId});
 	my $page = WebGUI::SQL->quickHashRef("select groupIdView,ownerId,groupIdEdit from page where pageId=".quote($properties{pageId}));
 	$properties{ownerId} = $page->{ownerId};
-        $properties{groupIdView} = $page->{groupIdView};
-        $properties{groupIdEdit} = $page->{groupIdEdit};
 	if ($properties{pageId} eq '2')  {
 		$properties{bufferUserId} = $session{user}{userId};
 		$properties{bufferDate} = time();