diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 0993daaa8b..cb9d06dce1 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -685,11 +685,6 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::present() {
     }
     incrementPresentCount();
 
-    {
-        PROFILE_RANGE_EX(render, "recycle", 0xff00ff00, frameId)
-        _gpuContext->recycle();
-    }
-
     if (_currentFrame) {
         {
             withPresentThreadLock([&] {