diff --git a/common/content/buffer.js b/common/content/buffer.js
index d60ec585..156eb049 100644
--- a/common/content/buffer.js
+++ b/common/content/buffer.js
@@ -1334,11 +1334,6 @@ var Buffer = Module("buffer", {
             elem.scrollLeft = left;
         if (top != null)
             elem.scrollTop = top;
-
-        if (config.haveGecko("2.0") && !config.haveGecko("7.*"))
-            elem.ownerDocument.defaultView
-                .QueryInterface(Ci.nsIInterfaceRequestor).getInterface(Ci.nsIDOMWindowUtils)
-                .redraw();
     },
 
     /**