diff --git a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
index ff0b53c09ea..b7dfc9166e9 100644
--- a/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
+++ b/gfx/gl/GLContextProviderCGL.mm
@@ -430,9 +430,6 @@ GLContextProviderCGL::CreateForWindow(nsIWidget *aWidget)
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    NSView *childView = (NSView *)aWidget->GetNativeData(NS_NATIVE_WIDGET);
-    [context setView:childView];
-
     // make the context transparent
     nsRefPtr<GLContextCGL> glContext = new GLContextCGL(ContextFormat(ContextFormat::BasicRGB24),
                                                         shareContext,