diff --git a/esmvalcore/preprocessor/_area.py b/esmvalcore/preprocessor/_area.py
index ae78526a2d..145b87ec38 100644
--- a/esmvalcore/preprocessor/_area.py
+++ b/esmvalcore/preprocessor/_area.py
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ def extract_region(
             latitude=(start_latitude, end_latitude),
             ignore_bounds=True,
         )
-        region_subset = region_subset.intersection(longitude=(0., 360.))
     else:
         region_subset = _extract_irregular_region(
             cube,
diff --git a/tests/unit/preprocessor/_area/test_area.py b/tests/unit/preprocessor/_area/test_area.py
index a74ac8ba06..3939437f33 100644
--- a/tests/unit/preprocessor/_area/test_area.py
+++ b/tests/unit/preprocessor/_area/test_area.py
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ def test_crop_cube_with_ne_file(ne_ocean_shapefile):
         result = _crop_cube(cube, *geometries.bounds, cmor_coords=False)
         result = (result.coord("latitude").points[-1],
                   result.coord("longitude").points[-1])
-        expected = (89., 359.)
+        expected = (89., 179.)
         np.testing.assert_allclose(result, expected)