diff --git a/element.cpp b/element.cpp
index fa3b028e7..c27830df9 100644
--- a/element.cpp
+++ b/element.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ bool Element::fromXml(QDomElement &e, QHash<int, Terminal *> &table_id_adr) {
 	int read_ori = e.attribute("orientation").toInt(&conv_ok);
 	if (!conv_ok || read_ori < 0 || read_ori > 3) read_ori = ori.defaultOrientation();
 	setOrientation((QET::Orientation)read_ori);
-	setSelected(e.attribute("selected") == "selected");
 	
 	return(true);
 }
@@ -429,7 +428,6 @@ QDomElement Element::toXml(QDomDocument &document, QHash<Terminal *, int> &table
 	// position, selection et orientation
 	element.setAttribute("x", pos().x());
 	element.setAttribute("y", pos().y());
-	if (isSelected()) element.setAttribute("selected", "selected");
 	element.setAttribute("orientation", QString("%1").arg(ori.current()));
 	
 	/* recupere le premier id a utiliser pour les bornes de cet element */