diff --git a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Taxonomies/Handlers/TaxonomyPartHandler.cs b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Taxonomies/Handlers/TaxonomyPartHandler.cs
index 887793b57..2c0e24b60 100644
--- a/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Taxonomies/Handlers/TaxonomyPartHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Orchard.Web/Modules/Orchard.Taxonomies/Handlers/TaxonomyPartHandler.cs
@@ -22,17 +22,12 @@ namespace Orchard.Taxonomies.Handlers {
 
             Filters.Add(StorageFilter.For(repository));
             OnPublished<TaxonomyPart>((context, part) => {
-                var previousTermTypeName = part.TermTypeName;
                 
-                if (previousName == null) {
+                 if (part.TermTypeName == null) {
                     // is it a new taxonomy ?
                     taxonomyService.CreateTermContentType(part);
                 }
                 else {
-                    // keep the previous term type name as it would otherwise force us
-                    // to update all terms to use another type
-                    part.TermTypeName = previousTermTypeName;
-
                     // update existing fields
                     foreach (var partDefinition in contentDefinitionManager.ListPartDefinitions()) {
                         foreach (var field in partDefinition.Fields) {