diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
index add0b6c1727..352cff0eaa3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/fieldeditors/LinkedFileViewModel.java
@@ -414,8 +414,6 @@ public void download() {
             BackgroundTask<Path> downloadTask = prepareDownloadTask(targetDirectory.get(), urlDownload);
             downloadTask.onSuccess(destination -> {
                 LinkedFile newLinkedFile = LinkedFilesEditorViewModel.fromFile(destination, databaseContext.getFileDirectoriesAsPaths(filePreferences), externalFileTypes);
-                linkedFile.setLink(newLinkedFile.getLink());
-                linkedFile.setFileType(newLinkedFile.getFileType());
                 entry.addFile(0, newLinkedFile);
             });
             downloadProgress.bind(downloadTask.workDonePercentageProperty());