diff --git a/packages/base/src/commands.ts b/packages/base/src/commands.ts
index 1a54d3a19..cee8fa05d 100644
--- a/packages/base/src/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/base/src/commands.ts
@@ -382,8 +382,7 @@ export function addCommands(
           model: model,
           sourceData: {
             inputLayer: selectedLayerId,
-            bufferDistance: 10,
-            projection: 'EPSG:4326'
+            bufferDistance: 10
           },
           formContext: 'create',
           processingType: 'buffer',
@@ -444,8 +443,6 @@ export function addCommands(
         const options = [
           '-f',
           'GeoJSON',
-          '-t_srs',
-          formValues.projection,
           '-dialect',
           'SQLITE',
           '-sql',
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/schema/processing/buffer.json b/packages/schema/src/schema/processing/buffer.json
index dd12abcc5..88f9f7884 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/schema/processing/buffer.json
+++ b/packages/schema/src/schema/processing/buffer.json
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@
       "type": "number",
       "default": 10,
       "description": "The distance used for buffering the geometry (in projection units)."
-    },
-    "projection": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "description": "The spatial reference system of the buffered output.",
-      "default": "EPSG:4326"
     }
   }
 }