diff --git a/web/page_view.js b/web/page_view.js
index 3d70074fe..2acfb7094 100644
--- a/web/page_view.js
+++ b/web/page_view.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ var PageView = function pageView(container, id, scale,
     // Use the same hack we use for high dpi displays for printing to get better
     // output until bug 811002 is fixed in FF.
     var PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE = 2;
-    var canvas = this.canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    var canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
     canvas.width = Math.floor(viewport.width) * PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE;
     canvas.height = Math.floor(viewport.height) * PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE;
     canvas.style.width = (PRINT_OUTPUT_SCALE * viewport.width) + 'pt';