diff --git a/common/headless_view.cpp b/common/headless_view.cpp
index 0fce22398..f790d90ce 100644
--- a/common/headless_view.cpp
+++ b/common/headless_view.cpp
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ void HeadlessView::resize(int width, int height) {
 }
 
 void HeadlessView::clear_buffers() {
-    make_active();
-
 #if MBGL_USE_CGL
     glBindFramebufferEXT(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_EXT, 0);