diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
index b752c29ed..82632aeb0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/AncestorTree.py
@@ -665,7 +665,6 @@ class AncestorTree(Report):
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
 
-    def begin_report(self):
         """
         This report needs the following parameters (class variables)
         that come in the options class.
diff --git a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
index f7e6d88a1..a5627922b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
+++ b/src/plugins/drawreport/DescendTree.py
@@ -1267,7 +1267,6 @@ class DescendTree(Report):
         #The canvas that we will put our report on and print off of
         self.canvas = Canvas(self.doc)
         
-    def begin_report(self):
         """ make the report in its full size and pages to print on
         scale one or both as needed/desired.
         """