diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 2a717863e7..f7ecb1e042 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -6856,8 +6856,6 @@ _gtk_widget_scale_changed (GtkWidget *widget)
 
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (widget), widget_props[PROP_SCALE_FACTOR]);
 
-  gtk_widget_queue_draw (widget);
-
   gtk_widget_forall (widget, (GtkCallback)_gtk_widget_scale_changed, NULL);
 }