diff --git a/src/svg/SvgImport.js b/src/svg/SvgImport.js
index 1ba04952..f58c8c02 100644
--- a/src/svg/SvgImport.js
+++ b/src/svg/SvgImport.js
@@ -445,10 +445,6 @@ new function() {
     }, {}), {
         id: function(item, value) {
             definitions[value] = item;
-            // Same check used in setName to test if IDs are numeric. Numeric IDs make setName throw an exception.
-            // Better to duplicate the check than to wrap this in a try block & swallow all other potential exceptions.
-            if (item.setName && ((+value) + '' !== value))
-                item.setName(value);
         },
 
         'clip-path': function(item, value) {