diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 467fedfdb5..aa8bcf2528 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -3875,7 +3875,6 @@ evas_textblock_style_set(Evas_Textblock_Style *ts, const char *text)
           {
              free(o->markup_text);
              o->markup_text = NULL;
-             evas_object_textblock_text_markup_get(obj);
           }
      }