diff --git a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditor.cpp b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditor.cpp
index 53be0f45346..ff8cc3f1bfa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bineditor/bineditor.cpp
@@ -1569,7 +1569,6 @@ void BinEditorWidget::updateContents()
     m_oldData = m_data;
     m_data.clear();
     setSizes(baseAddress() + cursorPosition(), m_size, m_blockSize);
-    viewport()->update();
 }
 
 QPoint BinEditorWidget::offsetToPos(qint64 offset) const