diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/data/tdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak3.docx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/data/tdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak3.docx
deleted file mode 100644
index a282deaa0ad7..000000000000
Binary files a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/data/tdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak3.docx and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport18.cxx b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport18.cxx
index 066eb3647cb5..bbcc40dde073 100644
--- a/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport18.cxx
+++ b/sw/qa/extras/ooxmlexport/ooxmlexport18.cxx
@@ -193,11 +193,6 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testTdf146984_anchorInShape, "tdf146984_anchorInShape.d
 {
     // This was only one page b/c the page break was missing.
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2, getPages());
-
-    const auto& pLayout = parseLayoutDump();
-    // There are shapes on both pages - these should be non-zero numbers
-    assertXPath(pLayout, "//page[1]//anchored", 3);
-    assertXPath(pLayout, "//page[2]//anchored", 2);
 }
 
 DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testTdf127622_framePr, "tdf127622_framePr.docx")
@@ -379,16 +374,6 @@ DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testTdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak2, "tdf153613_textboxA
     assertXPathContent(pLayout, "//page[2]/body/txt", "There should be no prior carriage return.");
 }
 
-DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testTdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak3, "tdf153613_textboxAfterPgBreak3.docx")
-{
-    // All anchored TO-character shapes stay on the first page, before the page break.
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2, getPages());
-    CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(3, getParagraphs());
-
-    const auto& pLayout = parseLayoutDump();
-    assertXPath(pLayout, "//page[2]//anchored", 0);
-}
-
 DECLARE_OOXMLEXPORT_TEST(testTdf153613_sdtAfterPgBreak, "tdf153613_sdtAfterPgBreak.docx")
 {
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(2, getPages());
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx
index 5b5647be8bae..726730ad3076 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper.cxx
@@ -3741,7 +3741,7 @@ void DomainMapper::lcl_startShape(uno::Reference<drawing::XShape> const& xShape)
     {
         // If there is a deferred page break, handle it now, so that the
         // started shape will be on the correct page.
-        if (m_pImpl->isBreakDeferred(PAGE_BREAK) && !m_pImpl->IsBreakDeferredByAnchor())
+        if (m_pImpl->isBreakDeferred(PAGE_BREAK))
         {
             // RTF doesn't properly report IsFirstRun, so in order to prevent regressions
             // always split the paragraph for RTF since that is the way it has been done lately.
@@ -3751,9 +3751,6 @@ void DomainMapper::lcl_startShape(uno::Reference<drawing::XShape> const& xShape)
                 finishParagraph();
                 lcl_startParagraphGroup();
             }
-            else
-                m_pImpl->SetIsBreakDeferredByAnchor();
-
         }
         m_pImpl->PushShapeContext( xShape );
         lcl_startParagraphGroup();
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
index 36a0f6c178f9..4d91790ade4c 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.cxx
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ DomainMapper_Impl::DomainMapper_Impl(
         m_bIsColumnBreakDeferred( false ),
         m_bIsPageBreakDeferred( false ),
         m_nLineBreaksDeferred( 0 ),
-        m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor(false),
         m_bSdtEndDeferred(false),
         m_bParaSdtEndDeferred(false),
         m_bStartTOC(false),
@@ -1592,7 +1591,6 @@ void DomainMapper_Impl::clearDeferredBreak(BreakType deferredBreakType)
         break;
     case PAGE_BREAK:
         m_bIsPageBreakDeferred = false;
-        m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor = false;
         break;
     default:
         break;
@@ -1604,17 +1602,6 @@ void DomainMapper_Impl::clearDeferredBreaks()
     m_nLineBreaksDeferred = 0;
     m_bIsColumnBreakDeferred = false;
     m_bIsPageBreakDeferred = false;
-    m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor = false;
-}
-
-bool DomainMapper_Impl::IsBreakDeferredByAnchor()
-{
-    return m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor;
-}
-
-void DomainMapper_Impl::SetIsBreakDeferredByAnchor()
-{
-    m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor = true;
 }
 
 void DomainMapper_Impl::setSdtEndDeferred(bool bSdtEndDeferred)
diff --git a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.hxx b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.hxx
index 676a0d3196d9..82d7ca06824e 100644
--- a/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.hxx
+++ b/writerfilter/source/dmapper/DomainMapper_Impl.hxx
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ private:
     bool                                                                            m_bIsColumnBreakDeferred;
     bool                                                                            m_bIsPageBreakDeferred;
     sal_Int32                                                                       m_nLineBreaksDeferred;
-    bool                                                                            m_bIsBreakDeferredByAnchor;
     /// If we want to set "sdt end" on the next character context.
     bool                                                                            m_bSdtEndDeferred;
     /// If we want to set "paragraph sdt end" on the next paragraph context.
@@ -743,8 +742,6 @@ public:
     bool isBreakDeferred( BreakType deferredBreakType );
     void clearDeferredBreaks();
     void clearDeferredBreak(BreakType deferredBreakType);
-    bool IsBreakDeferredByAnchor();
-    void SetIsBreakDeferredByAnchor();
 
     void setSdtEndDeferred(bool bSdtEndDeferred);
     bool isSdtEndDeferred() const;