diff --git a/interface/skin.dmf b/interface/skin.dmf
index b1a17d7178..faee20d442 100644
--- a/interface/skin.dmf
+++ b/interface/skin.dmf
@@ -1194,7 +1194,6 @@ window "mapwindow"
 		text-color = none
 		is-default = true
 		saved-params = "icon-size"
-		zoom-mode = "distort"
 		on-show = ".winset\"mainwindow.mainvsplit.left=mapwindow\""
 		on-hide = ".winset\"mainwindow.mainvsplit.left=\""