diff --git a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
index 848c8ecd990f..963dada1ce9e 100644
--- a/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
+++ b/CRM/Member/Form/Membership.php
@@ -327,23 +327,6 @@ public function setDefaultValues() {
     $scTypes = CRM_Core_OptionGroup::values("soft_credit_type");
     $defaults['soft_credit_type_id'] = CRM_Utils_Array::value(ts('Gift'), array_flip($scTypes));
 
-    if (!empty($defaults['record_contribution']) && !$this->_mode) {
-      $contributionParams = ['id' => $defaults['record_contribution']];
-      $contributionIds = [];
-
-      //keep main object campaign in hand.
-      $memberCampaignId = CRM_Utils_Array::value('campaign_id', $defaults);
-
-      CRM_Contribute_BAO_Contribution::getValues($contributionParams, $defaults, $contributionIds);
-
-      //get back original object campaign id.
-      $defaults['campaign_id'] = $memberCampaignId;
-
-      // Contribution::getValues() over-writes the membership record's source field value - so we need to restore it.
-      if (!empty($defaults['membership_source'])) {
-        $defaults['source'] = $defaults['membership_source'];
-      }
-    }
     //CRM-13420
     if (empty($defaults['payment_instrument_id'])) {
       $defaults['payment_instrument_id'] = key(CRM_Core_OptionGroup::values('payment_instrument', FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, 'AND is_default = 1'));