diff --git a/rendering/renderthread.cpp b/rendering/renderthread.cpp
index 5f828468a..cbb16b5fa 100644
--- a/rendering/renderthread.cpp
+++ b/rendering/renderthread.cpp
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ void RenderThread::paint() {
 
   glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
   glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-  glEnable(GL_DEPTH);
 
   compose_sequence(params);
 
@@ -222,7 +221,6 @@ void RenderThread::paint() {
     pixel_buffer = nullptr;
   }
 
-  glDisable(GL_DEPTH);
   glDisable(GL_BLEND);
   glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);