diff --git a/src/store/modules/map.store.js b/src/store/modules/map.store.js
index 083f852da9448d883304e01d92baf05f5bdc7164..8129a2c6068ee302dd1a6d653e64aa9104069b5d 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/map.store.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/map.store.js
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@ const map = {
         });
     },
 
-    INITIATE_MAP({ state, rootState, commit }, el) {
-      const project = rootState.projects.project;
+    INITIATE_MAP({ commit }, el) { //! since this function is not anymore called in different components, it would better to move it in project_details.vue
       let mapDefaultViewCenter = [46, 2]; // defaultMapView.center;
       let mapDefaultViewZoom = 5; // defaultMapView.zoom;
       mapUtil.createMap(el, {
@@ -114,33 +113,8 @@ const map = {
       });
       commit('SET_MAP', mapUtil.getMap());
 
-      // Load the layers.
-      // - if one basemap exists, check in the localstorage if one active basemap is set
-      // - if no current active basemap, get the first index
-      // - if not, load the default map and service options
-      let layersToLoad = null;
-      if (state.basemaps && state.basemaps.length > 0) {
-        // Use active one if exists, otherwise index 0 (first basemap in the list)
-        const mapOptions =
-          JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('geocontrib-map-options')) || {};
-        const basemapIndex =
-          mapOptions &&
-            mapOptions[project] &&
-            mapOptions[project]['current-basemap-index']
-            ? mapOptions[project]['current-basemap-index']
-            : 0;
-        layersToLoad = state.basemaps[basemapIndex].layers;
-        layersToLoad.forEach((layerToLoad) => {
-          state.availableLayers.forEach((layer) => {
-            if (layer.id === layerToLoad.id) {
-              layerToLoad = Object.assign(layerToLoad, layer);
-            }
-          });
-        });
-        layersToLoad.reverse();
-      }
       mapUtil.addLayers(
-        layersToLoad,
+        null,
         this.state.configuration.DEFAULT_BASE_MAP_SERVICE,
         this.state.configuration.DEFAULT_BASE_MAP_OPTIONS,
         this.state.configuration.DEFAULT_BASE_MAP_SCHEMA_TYPE,