diff --git a/js/id/renderer/background.js b/js/id/renderer/background.js
index e237ac46c..3b8eb8756 100644
--- a/js/id/renderer/background.js
+++ b/js/id/renderer/background.js
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ iD.Background = function(context) {
         reader.onload = function(e) {
             gpxLayer.geojson(toGeoJSON.gpx(toDom(e.target.result)));
             dispatch.change();
-            context.map().pan([0, 0]);
         };
 
         reader.readAsText(f);
@@ -233,7 +232,6 @@ iD.Background = function(context) {
         d3.text(gpx, function(err, gpxTxt) {
             gpxLayer.geojson(toGeoJSON.gpx(toDom(gpxTxt)));
             dispatch.change();
-            context.map().pan([0, 0]);
         });
     }