diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
index ce2d0f57bc..14acf5f580 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/DrawingContextImpl.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
         public DrawingContextImpl(SKCanvas canvas)
         {
             Canvas = canvas;
-            Canvas.Clear();
         }
 
         public void Clear(Color color)