diff --git a/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasViewportControls.ts b/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasViewportControls.ts
index 80f79afcd..42d50e3d6 100644
--- a/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasViewportControls.ts
+++ b/src/components/image-editor/useImageCanvasViewportControls.ts
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ export function useImageCanvasViewportControls({
   } | null>(null);
   const minimapDragFrameRef = useRef<number | null>(null);
 
-  viewportRef.current = viewport;
-
   const cancelViewportAnimation = useCallback(() => {
     if (viewportAnimationFrameRef.current === null) {
       return;