diff --git a/src/main/java/org/javarosa/core/model/instance/TreeReference.java b/src/main/java/org/javarosa/core/model/instance/TreeReference.java
index a67601df0..f4d93572d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/javarosa/core/model/instance/TreeReference.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/javarosa/core/model/instance/TreeReference.java
@@ -311,8 +311,6 @@ public TreeReference contextualize(TreeReference contextRef) {
         }
 
         TreeReference newRef = anchor(contextRef);
-        // unclear...
-        newRef.setContextType(contextRef.getContextType());
 
         //apply multiplicities and fill in wildcards as necessary based on the context ref
         for (int i = 0; i < contextRef.size() && i < newRef.size(); i++) {