diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
index 49147b0db6..43eb762d88 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2003-02-05  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
+
+	* QLPrintDialog.C: fix braindead "helpful" code
+
 2003-02-02  John Levon  <levon@movementarian.org>
 
 	* QTocDialog.C: set no sorting (bug 856)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt2/QLPrintDialog.C b/src/frontends/qt2/QLPrintDialog.C
index 2c59c94820..1fe2ac1a2d 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt2/QLPrintDialog.C
+++ b/src/frontends/qt2/QLPrintDialog.C
@@ -86,11 +86,5 @@ void QLPrintDialog::printerChanged()
 
 void QLPrintDialog::pagerangeChanged()
 {
-	int const from = strToUnsignedInt(fromqstr(fromED->text()));
-	int const to = strToUnsignedInt(fromqstr(toED->text()));
-
-	if (!toED->text().isEmpty() && from > to)
-		fromED->setText(toED->text());
-
 	form_->changed();
 }