diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
index 55fb5d778ae5c9b1d70a3235a3c62d9ac7804992..4a5cc5c64d4b1814c169f0882c5116a8d151ffd2 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/apply.c
@@ -770,8 +770,6 @@ void dss_mgr_start_update(struct omap_overlay_manager *mgr)
 
 	dispc_mgr_enable_sync(mgr->id);
 
-	mgr_clear_shadow_dirty(mgr);
-
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&data_lock, flags);
 }