diff --git a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/PortableXaml/AvaloniaXamlType.cs b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/PortableXaml/AvaloniaXamlType.cs
index f8e7529928..61a29d3d78 100644
--- a/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/PortableXaml/AvaloniaXamlType.cs
+++ b/src/Markup/Avalonia.Markup.Xaml/PortableXaml/AvaloniaXamlType.cs
@@ -273,12 +273,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Markup.Xaml.PortableXaml
 
         protected override bool LookupIsReadOnly()
         {
-            if (Property.IsReadOnly)
-            {
-                return true;
-            }
-
-            return base.LookupIsReadOnly();
+            return Property.IsReadOnly;
         }
 
         private class AvaloniaPropertyInvoker : XamlMemberInvoker