diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 399aa1404a..59ee03d181 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -413,9 +413,6 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.setPolygons = function(polygons) {
   var flatCoordinates = [];
   var endss = [];
   var i, ii, ends;
-  if(!goog.isDefAndNotNull(layout)){
-    layout = ol.geom.GeometryLayout.XY;
-  }
   for (i = 0, ii = polygons.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     var polygon = polygons[i];
     if (i === 0) {