diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_knife.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_knife.c
index f45f48e0e32..2374ff1a7d8 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_knife.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_knife.c
@@ -3067,8 +3067,6 @@ void EDBM_mesh_knife(bContext *C, LinkNode *polys, bool use_tag, bool cut_throug
 {
   KnifeTool_OpData *kcd;
 
-  view3d_operator_needs_opengl(C);
-
   /* init */
   {
     const bool only_select = false;