diff --git a/src/UI/Canvas/ReferenceImages.gd b/src/UI/Canvas/ReferenceImages.gd
index 727b2e1f8..59f661a7c 100644
--- a/src/UI/Canvas/ReferenceImages.gd
+++ b/src/UI/Canvas/ReferenceImages.gd
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 	var ri: ReferenceImage = Global.current_project.get_current_reference_image()
 
 	if !ri:
-		Global.can_draw = true
 		return
 
 	# Check if want to cancelthe reference transform