-  my $business_number;
-  ($business_number) = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT customernumberinit FROM business WHERE id = ? FOR UPDATE|, $self->business_id) if $self->business_id;
-  my $number         = $business_number;
-  ($number)          = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT $filters{numberfield} FROM defaults FOR UPDATE|)                               if !$number;
-  if ($filters{numberfield} eq 'assemblynumber' and length($number) < 1) {
-    $filters{numberfield} = 'articlenumber';
-    ($number)        = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT $filters{numberfield} FROM defaults FOR UPDATE|)                               if !$number;
-  }
-  $number          ||= '';
-  my $sequence       = SL::PrefixedNumber->new(number => $number);
-
-  do {
-    $number = $sequence->get_next;
-  } while ($numbers_in_use{$number});
-
-  if ($self->save) {
-    if ($self->business_id && $business_number) {
-      do_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|UPDATE business SET customernumberinit = ? WHERE id = ?|, $number, $self->business_id);
-    } else {
-      do_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|UPDATE defaults SET $filters{numberfield} = ?|, $number);
+    my $business_number;
+    ($business_number) = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT customernumberinit FROM business WHERE id = ? FOR UPDATE|, $self->business_id) if $self->business_id;
+    $number         = $business_number;
+    ($number)          = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT $filters{numberfield} FROM defaults FOR UPDATE|)                               if !$number;
+    if ($filters{numberfield} eq 'assemblynumber' and length($number) < 1) {
+      $filters{numberfield} = 'articlenumber';
+      ($number)        = selectfirst_array_query($form, $self->dbh, qq|SELECT $filters{numberfield} FROM defaults FOR UPDATE|)                               if !$number;