diff --git a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
index fe56a57581..9e7cdbe634 100644
--- a/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
+++ b/ext/qt/qtitem.cc
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ QtGLVideoItem::updatePaintNode(QSGNode * oldNode,
   if (!texNode) {
     texNode = new QSGSimpleTextureNode ();
     texNode->setOwnsTexture (true);
-  } else {
-    tex = static_cast<GstQSGTexture *> (texNode->texture());
   }
 
   tex = new GstQSGTexture ();