diff --git a/app/main.cpp b/app/main.cpp
index 7f153b16..6a8f1104 100644
--- a/app/main.cpp
+++ b/app/main.cpp
@@ -490,12 +490,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // initializing the SDL video subsystem to have any effect.
     SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER, "1");
 
-    // For SDL backends that support it, use double buffering instead of triple buffering
-    // to save a frame of latency. This doesn't matter for MMAL or DRM renderers since they
-    // are drawing directly to the screen without involving SDL, but it may matter for other
-    // future KMSDRM platforms that use SDL for rendering.
-    SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_DOUBLE_BUFFER, "1");
-
     // We use MMAL to render on Raspberry Pi, so we do not require DRM master.
     SDL_SetHint("SDL_KMSDRM_REQUIRE_DRM_MASTER", "0");