diff --git a/src/display/api.js b/src/display/api.js
index 3f4726432..e7035abfe 100644
--- a/src/display/api.js
+++ b/src/display/api.js
@@ -1283,7 +1283,6 @@ var InternalRenderTask = (function InternalRenderTaskClosure() {
     cancel: function InternalRenderTask_cancel() {
       this.running = false;
       this.cancelled = true;
-      this.capability.reject(new Error('Rendering is cancelled'));
       this.callback('cancelled');
     },