diff --git a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
index 0c30f74b..f9fc4604 100644
--- a/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
+++ b/src/frontend/RenderWidget.hpp
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
   }
 
   VkSurfaceKHR create_surface(VkInstance, VkPhysicalDevice) override {
-    window->show();
     return QVulkanInstance::surfaceForWindow(window);
   }