diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c
index 5f88c4aec0e..6ac41c72815 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/blendfile.c
@@ -332,18 +332,7 @@ static void setup_app_data(
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	if (mode == LOAD_UI_OFF && BLI_listbase_is_empty(&G.main->wm)) {
-		/* XXX prevent crash in pdInitEffectors called through DEG_scene_relations_rebuild (see T51794).
-		 * Can be removed once BKE_scene_layer_context_active_ex_PLACEHOLDER gets
-		 * replaced by BKE_scene_layer_from_workspace_get. */
-		BLI_addhead(&G.main->wm, CTX_wm_manager(C));
-		BKE_scene_set_background(G.main, curscene);
-		BLI_listbase_clear(&G.main->wm);
-	}
-	else {
-		BKE_scene_set_background(G.main, curscene);
-	}
+	BKE_scene_set_background(G.main, curscene);
 
 	if (mode != LOAD_UNDO) {
 		RE_FreeAllPersistentData();