diff --git a/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp b/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
index 3b35f29421..7f2b694e75 100644
--- a/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/class_libentry.cpp
@@ -314,14 +314,6 @@ void LIB_PART::SetName( const wxString& aName )
 }
 
 
-void LIB_PART::SetLibId( const LIB_ID& aLibId )
-{
-    m_libId.SetLibNickname( aLibId.GetLibNickname() );
-    // SetName() sets LibItemName in m_libId
-    SetName( aLibId.GetLibItemName() );
-}
-
-
 void LIB_PART::Draw( EDA_DRAW_PANEL* aPanel, wxDC* aDc, const wxPoint& aOffset,
             int aMulti, int aConvert, const PART_DRAW_OPTIONS& aOpts )
 {
diff --git a/eeschema/class_libentry.h b/eeschema/class_libentry.h
index 47a0d024ba..08e3546704 100644
--- a/eeschema/class_libentry.h
+++ b/eeschema/class_libentry.h
@@ -282,7 +282,6 @@ public:
     const wxString& GetName() const { return m_aliases[0]->GetName(); }
 
     const LIB_ID& GetLibId() const { return m_libId; }
-    void SetLibId( const LIB_ID& aLibId );
 
     const wxString GetLibraryName();
 
diff --git a/eeschema/project_rescue.cpp b/eeschema/project_rescue.cpp
index 48303d0bef..0a482d1c78 100644
--- a/eeschema/project_rescue.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/project_rescue.cpp
@@ -409,7 +409,6 @@ wxString RESCUE_SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_CANDIDATE::GetActionDescription() const
 bool RESCUE_SYMBOL_LIB_TABLE_CANDIDATE::PerformAction( RESCUER* aRescuer )
 {
     LIB_PART new_part( *m_cache_candidate );
-    new_part.SetLibId( m_new_id );
     new_part.SetName( m_new_id.GetLibItemName() );
     new_part.RemoveAllAliases();
     aRescuer->AddPart( &new_part );
diff --git a/eeschema/sch_legacy_plugin.cpp b/eeschema/sch_legacy_plugin.cpp
index 1afd1149e2..04de9889d9 100644
--- a/eeschema/sch_legacy_plugin.cpp
+++ b/eeschema/sch_legacy_plugin.cpp
@@ -2492,9 +2492,6 @@ LIB_PART* SCH_LEGACY_PLUGIN_CACHE::loadPart( FILE_LINE_READER& aReader )
         part->GetValueField().SetVisible( false );
     }
 
-    // Don't set the library alias, this is determined by the symbol library table.
-    part->SetLibId( LIB_ID( wxEmptyString, part->GetName() ) );
-
     // There are some code paths in SetText() that do not set the root alias to the
     // alias list so add it here if it didn't get added by SetText().
     if( !part->HasAlias( part->GetName() ) )