diff --git a/mapwcs.c b/mapwcs.c
index 1395468bbb..3f2ac59f32 100644
--- a/mapwcs.c
+++ b/mapwcs.c
@@ -1627,15 +1627,6 @@ this request. Check wcs/ows_enable_request settings.", "msWCSGetCoverage()", par
     }
   }
 
-  /* If the layer has no projection set, set it to the map's projection (#4079) */
-  if(lp->projection.numargs <=0) {
-    char *map_original_srs = msGetProjectionString(&(map->projection));
-    if (msLoadProjectionString(&(lp->projection), map_original_srs) != 0) {
-      msSetError( MS_WCSERR, "Error when setting map projection to a layer with no projection", "msWCSGetCoverage()" );
-      return msWCSException(map, NULL, NULL, params->version);
-    }
-  }
-
   /* we need the coverage metadata, since things like numbands may not be available otherwise */
   status = msWCSGetCoverageMetadata(lp, &cm);
   if(status != MS_SUCCESS) return MS_FAILURE;