diff --git a/src/js/rulers.js b/src/js/rulers.js
index aee4540..51cfe83 100644
--- a/src/js/rulers.js
+++ b/src/js/rulers.js
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ MD.Rulers = function(){
     const scanvas = $("#svgcanvas");
     
     var limit = 30000;
-    // Set the canvas size to the width of the container
-    var ruler_len = scanvas[lentype]();
-    var total_len = ruler_len;
-    hcanv.parentNode.style[lentype] = total_len + 'px';
     var c_elem = svgCanvas.getContentElem();    
     var units = svgedit.units.getTypeMap();
     var unit = 1;