diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
index 20ce51da76..f2d7ceb4e1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/wayland/gstglwindow_wayland_egl.c
@@ -640,10 +640,6 @@ _roundtrip_async (GstGLWindow * window)
 static void
 gst_gl_window_wayland_egl_show (GstGLWindow * window)
 {
-  GstGLWindowWaylandEGL *window_egl = GST_GL_WINDOW_WAYLAND_EGL (window);
-
-  create_surfaces (window_egl);
-
   gst_gl_window_send_message (window, (GstGLWindowCB) _roundtrip_async, window);
 }