diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_player.c b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_player.c
index 5dd05c8426..e0e5cc82f2 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_player.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/bin/edje_player.c
@@ -678,14 +678,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	goto free_ecore_evas;
      }
 
-   edje = _create_edje(evas, &opts);
-   if (edje)
-     evas_object_box_append(stack, edje);
-   else
-     {
-	goto free_ecore_evas;
-     }
-
    evas_object_event_callback_add(stack, EVAS_CALLBACK_CHANGED_SIZE_HINTS,
 				  _reset_size_hints, edje);