diff --git a/src/engraving/rendering/score/lyricslayout.cpp b/src/engraving/rendering/score/lyricslayout.cpp
index fadf58aac144b..93cca26099a32 100644
--- a/src/engraving/rendering/score/lyricslayout.cpp
+++ b/src/engraving/rendering/score/lyricslayout.cpp
@@ -119,20 +119,6 @@ void LyricsLayout::layout(Lyrics* item, LayoutContext& ctx)
         }
     }
 
-    bool styleDidChange = false;
-    if (item->isEven() && (item->textStyleType() != TextStyleType::LYRICS_EVEN)) {
-        item->initTextStyleType(TextStyleType::LYRICS_EVEN, /* preserveDifferent */ true);
-        styleDidChange = true;
-    }
-    if (!item->isEven() && (item->textStyleType() != TextStyleType::LYRICS_ODD)) {
-        item->initTextStyleType(TextStyleType::LYRICS_ODD, /* preserveDifferent */ true);
-        styleDidChange = true;
-    }
-
-    if (styleDidChange) {
-        item->styleChanged();
-    }
-
     createOrRemoveLyricsLine(item, ctx);
 
     if (item->isMelisma() || hasNumber) {
diff --git a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
index 0cacc3a462423..41d717c25e621 100644
--- a/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
+++ b/src/notation/internal/notationinteraction.cpp
@@ -4966,6 +4966,7 @@ void NotationInteraction::navigateToLyrics(bool back, bool moveOnly, bool end)
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags pFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT);
     mu::engraving::FontStyle fStyle = lyrics->fontStyle();
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags fFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::FONT_STYLE);
+    mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType = lyrics->textStyleType();
 
     mu::engraving::Segment* nextSegment = segment;
     if (back) {
@@ -5020,11 +5021,8 @@ void NotationInteraction::navigateToLyrics(bool back, bool moveOnly, bool end)
         nextLyrics->setTrack(track);
         cr = toChordRest(nextSegment->element(track));
         nextLyrics->setParent(cr);
-
         nextLyrics->setNo(verse);
-        const mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType(nextLyrics->isEven() ? TextStyleType::LYRICS_EVEN : TextStyleType::LYRICS_ODD);
         nextLyrics->setTextStyleType(styleType);
-
         nextLyrics->setPlacement(placement);
         nextLyrics->setPropertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT, pFlags);
         nextLyrics->setSyllabic(mu::engraving::LyricsSyllabic::SINGLE);
@@ -5108,6 +5106,7 @@ void NotationInteraction::navigateToNextSyllable()
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags pFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT);
     mu::engraving::FontStyle fStyle = lyrics->fontStyle();
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags fFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::FONT_STYLE);
+    mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType = lyrics->textStyleType();
 
     // search next chord
     mu::engraving::Segment* nextSegment = segment;
@@ -5181,11 +5180,8 @@ void NotationInteraction::navigateToNextSyllable()
         toLyrics = Factory::createLyrics(cr);
         toLyrics->setTrack(track);
         toLyrics->setParent(cr);
-
         toLyrics->setNo(verse);
-        const mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType(toLyrics->isEven() ? TextStyleType::LYRICS_EVEN : TextStyleType::LYRICS_ODD);
         toLyrics->setTextStyleType(styleType);
-
         toLyrics->setPlacement(placement);
         toLyrics->setPropertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT, pFlags);
         toLyrics->setSyllabic(mu::engraving::LyricsSyllabic::END);
@@ -5760,6 +5756,7 @@ void NotationInteraction::addMelisma()
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags pFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT);
     mu::engraving::FontStyle fStyle = lyrics->fontStyle();
     mu::engraving::PropertyFlags fFlags = lyrics->propertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::FONT_STYLE);
+    mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType = lyrics->textStyleType();
     Fraction endTick = segment->tick(); // a previous melisma cannot extend beyond this point
 
     endEditText();
@@ -5836,11 +5833,8 @@ void NotationInteraction::addMelisma()
         toLyrics = Factory::createLyrics(cr);
         toLyrics->setTrack(track);
         toLyrics->setParent(cr);
-
         toLyrics->setNo(verse);
-        const mu::engraving::TextStyleType styleType(toLyrics->isEven() ? TextStyleType::LYRICS_EVEN : TextStyleType::LYRICS_ODD);
         toLyrics->setTextStyleType(styleType);
-
         toLyrics->setPlacement(placement);
         toLyrics->setPropertyFlags(mu::engraving::Pid::PLACEMENT, pFlags);
         toLyrics->setSyllabic(mu::engraving::LyricsSyllabic::SINGLE);