diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
index d9fd2e27e8..b39a1611e4 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ _context_ready (gpointer data)
   GST_LOG ("init CAOpenGLLayer");
 
   self->gst_gl_context = parent_gl_context;
-  self.asynchronous = YES;
   self.needsDisplayOnBoundsChange = YES;
 
   gst_gl_window_send_message_async (GST_GL_CONTEXT (parent_gl_context)->window,