diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
index 2c9b1746d9..f8c06ada8e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
@@ -194,9 +194,6 @@ create_surface (GstGLWindowWaylandEGL * window_egl)
 
   wl_shell_surface_set_toplevel (window_egl->window.shell_surface);
 
-  wl_shell_surface_set_fullscreen (window_egl->window.shell_surface,
-      WL_SHELL_SURFACE_FULLSCREEN_METHOD_SCALE, 0, NULL);
-
   return TRUE;
 }