diff --git a/image/imgFrame.cpp b/image/imgFrame.cpp
index 078bb14bf652..a97b136b4bff 100644
--- a/image/imgFrame.cpp
+++ b/image/imgFrame.cpp
@@ -254,12 +254,6 @@ imgFrame::InitForDecoder(const nsIntSize& aImageSize,
       mAborted = true;
       return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     }
-
-    if (!ClearSurface(mRawSurface, mFrameRect.Size(), mFormat)) {
-      NS_WARNING("Could not clear allocated buffer");
-      mAborted = true;
-      return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-    }
   }
 
   return NS_OK;