diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/subset_plugin.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/subset_plugin.py
index 59c2103c97..3d8f02d986 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/subset_plugin.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/subset_plugin.py
@@ -673,10 +673,9 @@ def _import_spectral_regions(self, spec_region, mode=NewMode):
             OrMode will create a composite subset with each subregion corresponding
             to a subregion of a single subset.
         """
+        viewer_name = self.app._jdaviz_helper._default_spectrum_viewer_reference_name
+        spectrum_viewer = self.app.get_viewer(viewer_name)
         for sub_region in spec_region:
-            viewer_name = self.app._jdaviz_helper._default_spectrum_viewer_reference_name
-            spectrum_viewer = self.app.get_viewer(viewer_name)
-            spectrum_viewer.toolbar.active_tool = spectrum_viewer.toolbar.tools['bqplot:xrange']
             self.app.session.edit_subset_mode.mode = mode
             spectrum_viewer.apply_roi(XRangeROI(sub_region.lower.value, sub_region.upper.value))
 
diff --git a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
index 1b5c8cda3e..62eeb8c6fe 100644
--- a/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
+++ b/jdaviz/configs/default/plugins/subset_plugin/tests/test_subset_plugin.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import warnings
 import pytest
-import json
 
 import numpy as np
 from astropy.nddata import NDData