diff --git a/sources/dataBase/ui/elementquerywidget.cpp b/sources/dataBase/ui/elementquerywidget.cpp
index b68036028..fff775b82 100644
--- a/sources/dataBase/ui/elementquerywidget.cpp
+++ b/sources/dataBase/ui/elementquerywidget.cpp
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ QString ElementQueryWidget::queryStr() const
 		where.clear();
 	}
 
-	QString exclude_condition = "(exclude_from_bom IS NULL OR exclude_from_bom != '1')";
-
-	filter_ += " AND " + exclude_condition;
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------
+	// exclude_from_bom is already filtered by element_nomenclature_view
+	// (see createElementNomenclatureView() in projectdatabase.cpp); this
+	// widget's query reads FROM that view, so a flagged element never
+	// reaches this point in the first place.
 
 	if (where.isEmpty() && !filter_.isEmpty()) {
 		filter_.remove(0, 4); //Remove the first " AND" of filter.