diff --git a/include/svtools/addresstemplate.hxx b/include/svtools/addresstemplate.hxx
index 04ce8d9be68d..d7f1b6517b2f 100644
--- a/include/svtools/addresstemplate.hxx
+++ b/include/svtools/addresstemplate.hxx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ namespace svt
         DECL_DLLPRIVATE_LINK(OnComboLoseFocus, weld::Widget&, void);
         DECL_DLLPRIVATE_LINK(OnComboSelect, weld::ComboBox&, void);
         DECL_DLLPRIVATE_LINK(OnOkClicked, weld::Button&, void);
-        DECL_DLLPRIVATE_LINK(OnDelayedInitialize, void*, void);
 
         // string to display for "no selection"
         const OUString         m_sNoFieldSelection;
diff --git a/svtools/source/dialogs/addresstemplate.cxx b/svtools/source/dialogs/addresstemplate.cxx
index 150e79ac85c9..8877108e899d 100644
--- a/svtools/source/dialogs/addresstemplate.cxx
+++ b/svtools/source/dialogs/addresstemplate.cxx
@@ -606,10 +606,14 @@ void AssignmentPersistentData::ImplCommit()
         for (sal_Int32 i = 0; i<nAdjustedTokenCount; ++i)
             m_pImpl->aLogicalFieldNames.push_back(sLogicalFieldNames.getToken(0, ';', nIdx));
 
-        Application::PostUserEvent(LINK(this, AddressBookSourceDialog, OnDelayedInitialize), nullptr, false);
+        // load the initial data from the configuration
+        loadConfiguration();
+        resetTables();
+            // will reset the tables/fields implicitly
 
-        // so the dialog will at least show up before we do the loading of the
-        // configuration data and the (maybe time consuming) analysis of the data source/table to select
+        if ( !m_pImpl->bWorkingPersistent )
+            if ( m_pImpl->pFields[0] )
+                m_pImpl->pFields[0]->grab_focus();
 
         if (m_pImpl->bWorkingPersistent)
             return;
@@ -998,18 +1002,6 @@ void AssignmentPersistentData::ImplCommit()
             pBox->set_active(0);
     }
 
-    IMPL_LINK_NOARG(AddressBookSourceDialog, OnDelayedInitialize, void*, void)
-    {
-        // load the initial data from the configuration
-        loadConfiguration();
-        resetTables();
-            // will reset the tables/fields implicitly
-
-        if ( !m_pImpl->bWorkingPersistent )
-            if ( m_pImpl->pFields[0] )
-                m_pImpl->pFields[0]->grab_focus();
-    }
-
     IMPL_LINK(AddressBookSourceDialog, OnComboSelect, weld::ComboBox&, rBox, void)
     {
         if (&rBox == m_xDatasource.get())