diff --git a/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8esh.cxx b/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8esh.cxx
index 58f032278307..d5d0d2de844f 100644
--- a/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8esh.cxx
+++ b/sw/source/filter/ww8/wrtw8esh.cxx
@@ -1967,7 +1967,6 @@ sal_Int32 SwBasicEscherEx::WriteFlyFrameAttr(const SwFrameFormat& rFormat,
     sal_Int32 nLineWidth=0;
     const SfxPoolItem* pItem;
     bool bFirstLine = true;
-    const bool bAllowPaddingWithoutBorders = rFormat.getIDocumentSettingAccess().get(DocumentSettingId::ALLOW_PADDING_WITHOUT_BORDERS);
     if (SfxItemState::SET == rFormat.GetItemState(RES_BOX, true, &pItem))
     {
         static const o3tl::enumarray<SvxBoxItemLine, sal_uInt16> aExhperProp =
@@ -2035,13 +2034,8 @@ sal_Int32 SwBasicEscherEx::WriteFlyFrameAttr(const SwFrameFormat& rFormat,
                 rPropOpt.AddOpt( aExhperProp[ n ], DrawModelToEmu(
                     static_cast<const SvxBoxItem*>(pItem)->GetDistance( n ) ));
             }
-            else if( bAllowPaddingWithoutBorders )
-            {
-                rPropOpt.AddOpt( aExhperProp[ n ], DrawModelToEmu(static_cast<const SvxBoxItem*>(pItem)->GetDistance( n )) );
-            }
             else
-                // MM If there is no line the distance should be set to 0
-                rPropOpt.AddOpt( aExhperProp[ n ], DrawModelToEmu(0));
+                rPropOpt.AddOpt( aExhperProp[ n ], DrawModelToEmu(static_cast<const SvxBoxItem*>(pItem)->GetDistance( n )) );
     }
     else
     {
@@ -2054,13 +2048,6 @@ sal_Int32 SwBasicEscherEx::WriteFlyFrameAttr(const SwFrameFormat& rFormat,
     if( bFirstLine )                // no valid line found
     {
         rPropOpt.AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_fNoLineDrawDash, 0x80000 );
-        if( !bAllowPaddingWithoutBorders )
-        {
-            rPropOpt.AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_dyTextTop, 0 );
-            rPropOpt.AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_dyTextBottom, 0 );
-            rPropOpt.AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_dxTextLeft, 0 );
-            rPropOpt.AddOpt( ESCHER_Prop_dxTextRight, 0 );
-        }
     }
     const SwAttrSet& rAttrSet = rFormat.GetAttrSet();
     if (SfxItemState::SET == rAttrSet.GetItemState(RES_BOX, false, &pItem))