diff --git a/crates/egui/src/viewport.rs b/crates/egui/src/viewport.rs
index e6bdf76a6b4..72bc23feb20 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/viewport.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/viewport.rs
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ impl ViewportOutput {
         self.viewport_ui_cb = viewport_ui_cb;
 
         // we ignore the returned command, because `self.builder` will be the basis of a new patch
-        let (mut _commands, _recreate_window) = self.builder.patch(builder);
+        // let (mut _commands, _recreate_window) = self.builder.patch(builder);
         self.commands.append(&mut commands);
         self.repaint_delay = self.repaint_delay.min(repaint_delay);
     }