diff --git a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
index fbffe4b34..8dd25c11f 100644
--- a/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/vst_base/RemoteVstPlugin.cpp
@@ -775,10 +775,6 @@ void RemoteVstPlugin::initEditor()
 						SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOZORDER );
 	pluginDispatch( effEditTop );
 
-	if (! EMBED) {
-		showEditor();
-	}
-
 #ifdef LMMS_BUILD_LINUX
 	m_windowID = (intptr_t) GetProp( m_window, "__wine_x11_whole_window" );
 #else