diff --git a/src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp b/src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp
index 96219e04cbde..d97875ae0a8b 100644
--- a/src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp
+++ b/src/app/legend/qgslegend.cpp
@@ -212,12 +212,7 @@ int QgsLegend::addGroup( QString name, bool expand, QTreeWidgetItem* parent )
   {
     if ( nameEmpty )
       name = getUniqueGroupName( tr( "group" ), groups() );
-    group = new QgsLegendGroup( this, name );
-
-    if ( currentItem() )
-    {
-      moveItem( group, currentItem() );
-    }
+    group = new QgsLegendGroup( parent, name );
   }
 
   QModelIndex groupIndex = indexFromItem( group );