diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index e0c2dd74e..a2761624c 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -91,9 +91,6 @@ function start() {
     global.logError = window.log;
     global.log = window.log;
 
-    // Hide the stage until we're ready for it
-    global.stage.hide();
-
     // Chain up async errors reported from C
     global.connect('notify-error', function (global, msg, detail) { notifyError(msg, detail); });