diff --git a/C4/Barcodes/ValueBuilder.pm b/C4/Barcodes/ValueBuilder.pm
index 1a4f59a42b..13c57924f9 100644
--- a/C4/Barcodes/ValueBuilder.pm
+++ b/C4/Barcodes/ValueBuilder.pm
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ sub get_barcode {
                 fnum = i;
             }
         }
-    if (\$('#' + id).val() == '' || force) {
+    if (\$('#' + id).val() == '') {
         \$('#' + id).val(document.f.field_value[fnum].value + '$nextnum');
     }
     ";
diff --git a/cataloguing/value_builder/barcode_manual.pl b/cataloguing/value_builder/barcode_manual.pl
index c5793907f1..7b2e465641 100755
--- a/cataloguing/value_builder/barcode_manual.pl
+++ b/cataloguing/value_builder/barcode_manual.pl
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ sub plugin_javascript {
 
 # default js body (if not filled by hbyymmincr)
     $scr or $scr = <<END_OF_JS;
-    if (\$('#' + id).val() == '' || force) {
+    if (\$('#' + id).val() == '') {
         \$('#' + id).val('$nextnum');
     }
 END_OF_JS