diff --git a/src/shell-recorder.c b/src/shell-recorder.c
index e8462d6a3..f671c89bd 100644
--- a/src/shell-recorder.c
+++ b/src/shell-recorder.c
@@ -1701,9 +1701,6 @@ shell_recorder_close (ShellRecorder *recorder)
       recorder->repaint_hook_id = 0;
     }
 
-  recorder_remove_redraw_timeout (recorder);
-  recorder_close_pipeline (recorder);
-
   recorder->state = RECORDER_STATE_CLOSED;
 
   /* Release the refcount we took when we started recording */