diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index 9cbd9675e9c..2ea167d3ea8 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -694,8 +694,6 @@ impl WgpuWinitRunning {
 
         integration.post_rendering(window);
 
-        let active_viewports_ids: ViewportIdSet = viewport_output.keys().copied().collect();
-
         handle_viewport_output(
             &integration.egui_ctx,
             &viewport_output,
@@ -704,11 +702,6 @@ impl WgpuWinitRunning {
             viewport_from_window,
         );
 
-        // Prune dead viewports:
-        viewports.retain(|id, _| active_viewports_ids.contains(id));
-        viewport_from_window.retain(|_, id| active_viewports_ids.contains(id));
-        painter.gc_viewports(&active_viewports_ids);
-
         let window = viewport_from_window
             .get(&window_id)
             .and_then(|id| viewports.get(id))