diff --git a/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/editor/simple/palette/SimplePaletteItem.java b/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/editor/simple/palette/SimplePaletteItem.java
index 1e18fa2dbce..b1a20851543 100644
--- a/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/editor/simple/palette/SimplePaletteItem.java
+++ b/appinventor/appengine/src/com/google/appinventor/client/editor/simple/palette/SimplePaletteItem.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public MockComponent createMockComponent() {
     cacheInternalComponentPrototype();
 
     MockComponent returnedComponentPrototype = componentPrototype;
-    componentPrototype = null;
+    // componentPrototype = null;
     return returnedComponentPrototype;
   }