diff --git a/src/components/tools/windowing/WindowLevelTool.vue b/src/components/tools/windowing/WindowLevelTool.vue
index 651dd11f4..8326e068e 100644
--- a/src/components/tools/windowing/WindowLevelTool.vue
+++ b/src/components/tools/windowing/WindowLevelTool.vue
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import useWindowingStore, {
 import { useCurrentImage } from '@/src/composables/useCurrentImage';
 import vtkMouseRangeManipulator from '@kitware/vtk.js/Interaction/Manipulators/MouseRangeManipulator';
 import { useViewStore } from '@/src/store/views';
-import { WL_AUTO_DEFAULT } from '@/src/constants';
 
 function computeStep(min: number, max: number) {
   return Math.min(max - min, 1) / 256;
@@ -44,12 +43,6 @@ const WindowLevelToolComponent = defineComponent({
     const wlConfig = computed(() =>
       windowingStore.getConfig(viewID.value, currentImageID.value)
     );
-    const wlDefaults = computed(() => {
-      return {
-        width: windowConfigDefaults.width,
-        level: windowConfigDefaults.level,
-      };
-    });
 
     const wwRange = computed(() => ({
       min: 1e-12, // ensure we don't hit zero and jump to white
@@ -126,8 +119,6 @@ const WindowLevelToolComponent = defineComponent({
           if (currentImageID.value != null) {
             windowingStore.updateConfig(viewID.value, currentImageID.value, {
               width: v,
-              auto: WL_AUTO_DEFAULT,
-              preset: wlDefaults.value,
             });
           }
         }
@@ -142,8 +133,6 @@ const WindowLevelToolComponent = defineComponent({
           if (currentImageID.value != null) {
             windowingStore.updateConfig(viewID.value, currentImageID.value, {
               level: v,
-              auto: WL_AUTO_DEFAULT,
-              preset: wlDefaults.value,
             });
           }
         }