diff --git a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
index 9d354268c8..7bf525959d 100644
--- a/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/hwcomposer/egl_hwcomposer_backend.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ EglHwcomposerBackend::EglHwcomposerBackend(HwcomposerBackend *backend)
 {
     // EGL is always direct rendering
     setIsDirectRendering(true);
-    setBlocksForRetrace(true);
 }
 
 EglHwcomposerBackend::~EglHwcomposerBackend()