diff --git a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
index 0788f05ed3..c04a108f9c 100644
--- a/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
+++ b/ext/wayland/gstwaylandsink.c
@@ -434,8 +434,6 @@ create_window (GstWaylandSink * sink, struct display *display, int width,
       &shell_surface_listener, window);
 
   wl_shell_surface_set_toplevel (window->shell_surface);
-  wl_shell_surface_set_fullscreen (window->shell_surface,
-      WL_SHELL_SURFACE_FULLSCREEN_METHOD_SCALE, 0, NULL);
 
   sink->window = window;