diff --git a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
index 0a57d3e6b..5b0825fa0 100755
--- a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.cpp
@@ -120,9 +120,6 @@ gl::ProcAddress NativeMapView::initializeExtension(const char* name) {
 }
 
 void NativeMapView::activate() {
-    if (active++) {
-        return;
-    }
 
     oldDisplay = eglGetCurrentDisplay();
     oldReadSurface = eglGetCurrentSurface(EGL_READ);
@@ -151,10 +148,6 @@ void NativeMapView::activate() {
  * From mbgl::Backend.
  */
 void NativeMapView::deactivate() {
-    if (--active) {
-        return;
-    }
-
     assert(vm != nullptr);
 
     if (oldContext != context && oldContext != EGL_NO_CONTEXT) {
diff --git a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.hpp b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.hpp
index df43ad08b..c638de44f 100755
--- a/platform/android/src/native_map_view.hpp
+++ b/platform/android/src/native_map_view.hpp
@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ private:
     std::shared_ptr<mbgl::ThreadPool> threadPool;
     std::unique_ptr<mbgl::Map> map;
     mbgl::EdgeInsets insets;
-
-    unsigned active = 0;
 };
 
 } // namespace android