diff --git a/libweston/touch-calibration.c b/libweston/touch-calibration.c
index 3c76036d..9dd99bba 100644
--- a/libweston/touch-calibration.c
+++ b/libweston/touch-calibration.c
@@ -360,8 +360,6 @@ destroy_touch_calibrator(struct wl_resource *resource)
 
 	if (calibrator->surface) {
 		unmap_calibrator(calibrator);
-		weston_surface_set_role(calibrator->surface, NULL,
-					calibrator->surface->resource, 0);
 		wl_list_remove(&calibrator->surface_destroy_listener.link);
 		wl_list_remove(&calibrator->surface_commit_listener.link);
 	}