diff --git a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/type.py b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/type.py
index 2918e841f7..226f00c461 100644
--- a/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/type.py
+++ b/src/bonsai/bonsai/core/type.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 import bonsai.core.geometry
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional
-import ifcopenshell.util.element
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import bpy
@@ -33,34 +32,14 @@ def assign_type(
     element: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
     type: ifcopenshell.entity_instance,
 ) -> None:
-
-    # Get the instance's current CardinalPoint before type assignment
-    instance_cardinal_point = None
-    instance_material = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_material(element)
-    if instance_material and instance_material.is_a("IfcMaterialProfileSetUsage"):
-        instance_cardinal_point = instance_material.CardinalPoint
-
     ifc.run("type.assign_type", related_objects=[element], relating_type=type)
     obj = ifc.get_object(element)
-
     if type_tool.has_material_usage(element):
-        # Restore the instance's CardinalPoint to the new material usage
-        if instance_cardinal_point is not None:
-            new_instance_material = ifcopenshell.util.element.get_material(element)
-            if new_instance_material and new_instance_material.is_a("IfcMaterialProfileSetUsage"):
-                if new_instance_material.CardinalPoint != instance_cardinal_point:
-                    new_instance_material.CardinalPoint = instance_cardinal_point
-
-                    # Force representation regeneration
-                    from bonsai.bim.module.model.profile import DumbProfileRecalculator
-
-                    DumbProfileRecalculator().recalculate([obj])
-        # for now, representation regeneration handled by API listeners
+        pass  # for now, representation regeneration handled by API listeners
     else:
         type_data = type_tool.get_object_data(ifc.get_object(type))
         if type_data:
             type_tool.change_object_data(obj, type_data, is_global=False)
-
     type_tool.disable_editing(obj)