diff --git a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
index 2568a7d08..6967bab74 100644
--- a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
+++ b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
@@ -962,8 +962,6 @@ EXPORT boolean HWRAPI(CompileShaders) (void)
 		}
 	}
 
-	SetShader(SHADER_DEFAULT);
-
 	return true;
 #else
 	return false;