diff --git a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
index 603fd53cb2..47fee9ee18 100644
--- a/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
+++ b/ext/opencv/gsttemplatematch.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ gst_template_match_init (GstTemplateMatch * filter)
   filter->cvDistImage = NULL;
   filter->cvImage = NULL;
   filter->method = DEFAULT_METHOD;
-  gst_template_match_load_template (filter);
 }
 
 static void