From da12746a3a3c92f628127b459172b4d0ffc33c68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeff Young <jeff@rokeby.ie>
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:20:07 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Clear selection before deleting board layers.

Fixes https://gitlab.com/kicad/code/kicad/-/issues/15866

(cherry picked from commit 8d3047d6ebb1d29c9d83173e19f7d720cc40b215)
---
 pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_layers.cpp | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_layers.cpp b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_layers.cpp
index 0710759c88..8166a1631c 100644
--- a/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_layers.cpp
+++ b/pcbnew/dialogs/panel_setup_layers.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #include <core/kicad_algo.h>
 #include <pcbnew.h>
 #include <pcb_edit_frame.h>
+#include <tool/tool_manager.h>
+#include <tools/pcb_actions.h>
 #include <board.h>
 #include <collectors.h>
 #include <footprint.h>
@@ -486,6 +488,8 @@ bool PANEL_SETUP_LAYERS::TransferDataFromWindow()
 
     if( !removedLayers.empty() )
     {
+        m_frame->GetToolManager()->RunAction( PCB_ACTIONS::selectionClear );
+
         PCB_LAYER_COLLECTOR collector;
 
         for( PCB_LAYER_ID layer_id : removedLayers )