diff --git a/Packages/vcs/Lib/configurator.py b/Packages/vcs/Lib/configurator.py
index d3f3ba9db4..c6950c7a79 100644
--- a/Packages/vcs/Lib/configurator.py
+++ b/Packages/vcs/Lib/configurator.py
@@ -210,57 +210,21 @@ def update(self):
                 self.init_toolbar()
 
         self.displays = [vcs.elements["display"][display] for display in self.canvas.display_names]
-
         for display in self.displays:
 
             if display._template_origin in self.templates:
-                # Adjust data coords if display.ratio is not none
-                if display.ratio is not None:
-                    t = vcs.gettemplate(display.template)
-                    orig = vcs.gettemplate(self.templates[display._template_origin])
-                    t.data._ratio  = -999.
-                    t.data._x1     = orig.data._x1
-                    t.data._x2     = orig.data._x2
-                    t.data._y1     = orig.data._y1
-                    t.data._y2     = orig.data._y2
-                    t.box1._x1     = orig.box1._x1
-                    t.box1._x2     = orig.box1._x2
-                    t.box1._y1     = orig.box1._y1
-                    t.box1._y2     = orig.box1._y2
-                    t.xlabel1._y   = orig.xlabel1._y
-                    t.xlabel2._y   = orig.xlabel2._y
-                    t.xtic2._y1    = orig.xtic2._y1
-                    t.ylabel1._x   = orig.ylabel1._x
-                    t.ytic1._x1    = orig.ytic1._x1
-                    t.ylabel2._x   = orig.ylabel2._x
-                    t.ytic2._x1    = orig.ytic2._x1
-                    t.xtic1._y2    = orig.xtic1._y2
-                    t.xtic1._y1    = orig.xtic1._y1
-                    t.data._y1     = orig.data._y1
-                    t.xtic1.y1     = orig.xtic1.y1
-                    t.xtic2._y2    = orig.xtic2._y2
-                    t.data._y2     = orig.data._y2
-                    t.xtic2.y1     = orig.xtic2.y1
-                    t.xmintic1._y2 = orig.xmintic1._y2
-                    t.xmintic1._y1 = orig.xmintic1._y1
-                    t.xmintic2._y2 = orig.xmintic2._y2
-                    t.xmintic2._y1 = orig.xmintic2._y1
-                    t.ytic1._x2    = orig.ytic1._x2
-                    t.data._x1     = orig.data._x1
-                    t.ytic2._x2    = orig.ytic2._x2
-                    t.data._x2     = orig.data._x2
-                    t.ymintic1._x2 = orig.ymintic1._x2
-                    t.ymintic1._x1 = orig.ymintic1._x1
-                    t.ymintic2._x2 = orig.ymintic2._x2
-                    t.ymintic2._x1 = orig.ymintic2._x1
-                # It already has a template we created
                 continue
-            # Manufacture a placeholder template to use for updates
-            new_template = vcs.createtemplate(source=display.template)
-            self.templates[new_template.name] = display.template
-            display.template = new_template.name
-            # This is an attribute used internally; might break
-            display._template_origin = new_template.name
+
+            if display.ratio is not None:
+                # Ratio'd displays already have a temporary template
+                self.templates[display.template] = display._template_origin
+            else:
+                # Manufacture a placeholder template to use for updates
+                new_template = vcs.createtemplate(source=display.template)
+                self.templates[new_template.name] = display.template
+                display.template = new_template.name
+                # This is an attribute used internally; might break
+                display._template_origin = new_template.name
 
     def detach(self):
         if self.toolbar is not None: