diff --git a/samples/font/font.cpp b/samples/font/font.cpp
index 7bfb91979e..c83ba331b4 100644
--- a/samples/font/font.cpp
+++ b/samples/font/font.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ void MyCanvas::OnPaint( wxPaintEvent &WXUNUSED(event) )
     if ( m_font.Ok() )
     {
         wxString fontDesc = m_font.GetNativeFontInfoDesc();
-        dc.SetFont(m_font);
         fontInfo.Printf(wxT("Native font info: %s"), fontDesc.c_str());
         dc.DrawText(fontInfo, 5, 5 + dc.GetCharHeight());
     }