diff --git a/python/helpers/pycharm_matplotlib_backend/backend_interagg.py b/python/helpers/pycharm_matplotlib_backend/backend_interagg.py
index cbf78c40a199..1a4483ff3f08 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pycharm_matplotlib_backend/backend_interagg.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pycharm_matplotlib_backend/backend_interagg.py
@@ -101,17 +101,12 @@ class FigureCanvasInterAgg(FigureCanvasAgg):
         # mpld3 doesn't support 3D plots
         if IS_INTERACTIVE_PLOT and not html_string:
             w, h = self.figure.get_figwidth(), self.figure.get_figheight()
-            self.figure.set_figwidth(DEFAULT_FIGURE_WIDTH)
-            self.figure.set_figheight(DEFAULT_FIGURE_HEIGHT)
 
             try:
                 html_string = mpld3.fig_to_html(self.figure)
             except:
                 pass
 
-            self.figure.set_figwidth(w)
-            self.figure.set_figheight(h)
-
         render = self.get_renderer()
         width = int(render.width)
         debug("Image width: %d" % width)