diff --git a/core/jni/android/graphics/CreateJavaOutputStreamAdaptor.cpp b/core/jni/android/graphics/CreateJavaOutputStreamAdaptor.cpp
index 4de6c863638f9..39483b55992b4 100644
--- a/core/jni/android/graphics/CreateJavaOutputStreamAdaptor.cpp
+++ b/core/jni/android/graphics/CreateJavaOutputStreamAdaptor.cpp
@@ -277,13 +277,6 @@ private:
 
 SkWStream* CreateJavaOutputStreamAdaptor(JNIEnv* env, jobject stream,
                                          jbyteArray storage) {
-    static bool gInited;
-
-    if (!gInited) {
-
-        gInited = true;
-    }
-
     return new SkJavaOutputStream(env, stream, storage);
 }