diff --git a/.flake8 b/.flake8
index c3256ec22bf..ceee4512ca2 100644
--- a/.flake8
+++ b/.flake8
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ per-file-ignores =
     doc/python/m.distance.py: E501
     doc/gui/wxpython/example/dialogs.py: F401
     gui/scripts/d.wms.py: E501
-    gui/wxpython/gcp/manager.py: E722
     gui/wxpython/gui_core/*: E722
     gui/wxpython/gui_core/dialogs.py: E722
     gui/wxpython/gui_core/forms.py: E722
diff --git a/gui/wxpython/gcp/manager.py b/gui/wxpython/gcp/manager.py
index a96555fe271..620695d2a59 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/gcp/manager.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/gcp/manager.py
@@ -880,20 +880,6 @@ def OnSrcSelection(self, event):
         else:
             wx.FindWindowById(wx.ID_FORWARD).Enable(True)
 
-        try:
-            # set computational region to match selected map and zoom display
-            # to region
-            if maptype == "raster":
-                p = RunCommand("g.region", "raster=src_map")
-            elif maptype == "vector":
-                p = RunCommand("g.region", "vector=src_map")
-
-            if p.returncode == 0:
-                print("returncode = ", str(p.returncode))
-                self.parent.Map.region = self.parent.Map.GetRegion()
-        except:
-            pass
-
     def OnTgtRastSelection(self, event):
         """Source map to display selected"""
         global tgt_map