diff --git a/src/calng/manual_geometry_base.py b/src/calng/manual_geometry_base.py
index 2d2827b8e39c35eb3fe2b5e558d942d1e6d00207..c80b6e081524443f28529081de1a4c0dc22f1f36 100644
--- a/src/calng/manual_geometry_base.py
+++ b/src/calng/manual_geometry_base.py
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ class ManualGeometryBase(PythonDevice):
 
             SLOT_ELEMENT(expected).key("pleaseSendYourGeometry").commit(),
 
-            SLOT_ELEMENT(expected).key("reloadScenes").commit(),
-
             OUTPUT_CHANNEL(expected)
             .key("previewOutput")
             .dataSchema(preview_schema)
@@ -112,7 +110,6 @@ class ManualGeometryBase(PythonDevice):
 
         self.KARABO_SLOT(self.pleaseSendYourGeometry)
         self.KARABO_SLOT(self.requestScene)
-        self.KARABO_SLOT(self.reloadScenes)
         self.update_geom()
         plt.switch_backend("agg")
         self.updateState(State.ON)