diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.cpp
index e450fe5156..f679373ba0 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.cpp
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ void RimExtrudedCurveIntersection::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::
 
     this->defineSeparateDataSourceUi( uiConfigName, uiOrdering );
 
-    updateWellExtentDefaultValue();
-
     uiOrdering.skipRemainingFields( true );
 }
 
@@ -626,24 +624,6 @@ void RimExtrudedCurveIntersection::addExtents( std::vector<cvf::Vec3d>& polyLine
     }
 }
 
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-///
-//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-void RimExtrudedCurveIntersection::updateWellExtentDefaultValue()
-{
-    RimCase* ownerCase = nullptr;
-    firstAncestorOrThisOfType( ownerCase );
-
-    if ( ownerCase )
-    {
-        cvf::BoundingBox caseBB = ownerCase->activeCellsBoundingBox();
-        if ( m_extentLength == m_extentLength.defaultValue() && caseBB.radius() < 1000 )
-        {
-            m_extentLength = caseBB.radius() * 0.1;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ///
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.h
index 39741351bd..24f637794c 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimExtrudedCurveIntersection.h
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ private:
     RimSimWellInViewCollection* simulationWellCollection() const;
     void                        updateAzimuthLine();
     void                        updateSimulationWellCenterline() const;
-    void                        updateWellExtentDefaultValue();
     void                        addExtents( std::vector<cvf::Vec3d>& polyLine ) const;
     void                        updateName();
     static double               azimuthInRadians( cvf::Vec3d vec );