diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export-batch.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/export-batch.cpp
index 2792e866f2bae793bba18e112f26ed906dd2803a..a98b6a0d618e0b4de86269f997cff409a2f4aa16 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export-batch.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export-batch.cpp
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ void BatchExport::refreshItems()
 {
     if (!_desktop || !_document) return;
 
-    _document->ensureUpToDate();
-
     // Create New List of Items
     std::set<SPItem *> itemsList;
     std::set<SPPage *> pageList;
diff --git a/src/ui/dialog/export-single.cpp b/src/ui/dialog/export-single.cpp
index 592f8f65ce1352ac65e4b46fef34eb425922095d..d3b7c6bb54de221a3d13f89de7677d32917d89c1 100644
--- a/src/ui/dialog/export-single.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/dialog/export-single.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void SingleExport::selectionChanged(Inkscape::Selection *selection)
     if (!_desktop || _desktop->getSelection() != selection) {
         return;
     }
+
     Glib::ustring pref_key_name = prefs->getString("/dialogs/export/exportarea/value");
     for (auto [key, name] : selection_names) {
         if (name == pref_key_name && current_key != key && key != SELECTION_SELECTION) {
@@ -279,7 +280,6 @@ void SingleExport::refreshArea()
 {
     if (_document) {
         Geom::OptRect bbox;
-        _document->ensureUpToDate();
 
         switch (current_key) {
             case SELECTION_SELECTION: