diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/filtering/BaseFilter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/filtering/BaseFilter.java
index 00a1a7cc..2ab43de2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/filtering/BaseFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/filtering/BaseFilter.java
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ public List<FilterWrapper> getDefaultFilterWrappers(
     @Override
     public List<FilterWrapper> getDefaultFilterWrappers(final AbstractMavenFilteringRequest request)
             throws MavenFilteringException {
-        // backup values
-        boolean supportMultiLineFiltering = request.isSupportMultiLineFiltering();
-
-        request.setSupportMultiLineFiltering(supportMultiLineFiltering);
-
         // Here we build some properties which will be used to read some properties files
         // to interpolate the expression ${ } in this properties file