diff --git a/gtk/gtktextviewchild.c b/gtk/gtktextviewchild.c
index 4532b99910..2d2c9c045f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktextviewchild.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktextviewchild.c
@@ -254,8 +254,6 @@ gtk_text_view_child_snapshot (GtkWidget   *widget,
   GtkTextViewChild *self = GTK_TEXT_VIEW_CHILD (widget);
   const GList *iter;
 
-  GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gtk_text_view_child_parent_class)->snapshot (widget, snapshot);
-
   if (self->child)
     gtk_widget_snapshot_child (widget, self->child, snapshot);