diff --git a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/X11/X11GLNative.cs b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/X11/X11GLNative.cs
index fd12e697..03ab8d29 100644
--- a/Source/OpenTK/Platform/X11/X11GLNative.cs
+++ b/Source/OpenTK/Platform/X11/X11GLNative.cs
@@ -175,8 +175,6 @@ namespace OpenTK.Platform.X11
 
                 // Register for window destroy notification
                 Functions.XSetWMProtocols(window.Display, window.WindowHandle, new IntPtr[] { _atom_wm_destroy }, 1);
-
-                API.MapRaised(window.Display, window.WindowHandle);
             }
 
             driver = new X11Input(window);