diff --git a/libraries/export/xlsx.php b/libraries/export/xlsx.php
index 86a17a97e..1b24c4c32 100644
--- a/libraries/export/xlsx.php
+++ b/libraries/export/xlsx.php
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ function PMA_exportFooter() {
     $tmp_filename = tempnam(realpath($GLOBALS['cfg']['TempDir']), 'pma_xlsx_');
 
     $workbookWriter = new PHPExcel_Writer_Excel2007($workbook);
-    $workbookWriter->setTempDir(realpath($GLOBALS['cfg']['TempDir']));
     $workbookWriter->save($tmp_filename);
 
     if (!PMA_exportOutputHandler(file_get_contents($tmp_filename))) {