diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/alignment/update_fallback_position.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/alignment/update_fallback_position.py
index 85318d781f..431d19fc86 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/alignment/update_fallback_position.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/ifcopenshell/api/alignment/update_fallback_position.py
@@ -36,12 +36,9 @@ def update_fallback_position(file: ifcopenshell.file, lp: entity_instance):
 
     p = ifcopenshell.util.placement.get_local_placement(lp)
 
-
-    unit_scale = ifcopenshell.util.unit.calculate_unit_scale(file)
-
-    x = float(p[0, 3])*unit_scale
-    y = float(p[1, 3])*unit_scale
-    z = float(p[2, 3])*unit_scale
+    x = float(p[0, 3])
+    y = float(p[1, 3])
+    z = float(p[2, 3])
 
     rx = float(p[0, 0])
     ry = float(p[1, 0])