diff --git a/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp b/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
index 2318cb6cc..a434b71bb 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/platform/default/glfw_view.hpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ public:
     std::array<uint16_t, 2> getFramebufferSize() const override;
 
     void initialize(mbgl::Map *map) override;
-    void notifyMapChange(mbgl::MapChange) override;
     void activate() override;
     void deactivate() override;
     void notify() override;
@@ -62,7 +61,6 @@ private:
     std::vector<std::string> spriteIDs;
 
 private:
-    bool initializedDefaultMarker = false;
     bool fullscreen = false;
     const bool benchmark = false;
     bool tracking = false;
diff --git a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
index 48e9386fc..32fb9af6b 100644
--- a/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/glfw_view.cpp
@@ -115,13 +115,7 @@ GLFWView::~GLFWView() {
 
 void GLFWView::initialize(mbgl::Map *map_) {
     View::initialize(map_);
-}
-
-void GLFWView::notifyMapChange(mbgl::MapChange change) {
-    if (change == mbgl::MapChange::MapChangeDidFinishLoadingMap && !initializedDefaultMarker) {
-        initializedDefaultMarker = true;
-        map->setSprite("default_marker", makeSpriteImage(22, 22, 1));
-    }
+    map->setSprite("default_marker", makeSpriteImage(22, 22, 1));
 }
 
 void GLFWView::onKey(GLFWwindow *window, int key, int /*scancode*/, int action, int mods) {