diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
index 4ccf495225..8ce245cce6 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/engines/gl_common/evas_gl_context.c
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ evas_gl_common_context_new(void)
    gc->change.clip    = 1;
    gc->change.buf     = 1;
    gc->change.other   = 1;
-   _evas_gl_common_context = gc;
    return gc;
 }