diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
index 2531d93d8f..5f919092e4 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_basics/native/juce_ios_UIViewComponentPeer.mm
@@ -567,8 +567,6 @@ UIViewComponentPeer::UIViewComponentPeer (Component& comp, int windowStyleFlags,
             window.windowLevel = UIWindowLevelAlert;
 
         view.frame = CGRectMake (0, 0, r.size.width, r.size.height);
-
-        [window addSubview: view];
     }
 
     setTitle (component.getName());