diff --git a/present/present_screen.c b/present/present_screen.c
index c7e37c5fd..c435f55f4 100644
--- a/present/present_screen.c
+++ b/present/present_screen.c
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ present_wnmd_clear_window_flip(WindowPtr window)
 
     xorg_list_for_each_entry_safe(vblank, tmp, &window_priv->idle_queue, event_queue) {
         present_pixmap_idle(vblank->pixmap, vblank->window, vblank->serial, vblank->idle_fence);
-        /* The pixmap will be destroyed by freeing the window resources. */
-        vblank->pixmap = NULL;
         present_vblank_destroy(vblank);
     }