diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 60ea58bdad..8ce99d18b2 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -4243,8 +4243,6 @@ void wxWindowGTK::ScrollWindow( int dx, int dy, const wxRect* WXUNUSED(rect) )
     // No scrolling requested.
     if ((dx == 0) && (dy == 0)) return;
     
-    Update();
-
     m_clipPaintRegion = true;
 
     if (GetLayoutDirection() == wxLayout_RightToLeft)