1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ui/console.c b/ui/console.c
index 4db5b04cc2..d80ce7037c 100644
--- a/ui/console.c
+++ b/ui/console.c
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ static void gui_setup_refresh(DisplayState *ds)
         timer_mod(ds->gui_timer, qemu_clock_get_ms(QEMU_CLOCK_REALTIME));
     }
     if (!need_timer && ds->gui_timer != NULL) {
-        timer_del(ds->gui_timer);
         timer_free(ds->gui_timer);
         ds->gui_timer = NULL;
     }