diff --git a/src/servers/app/server/ServerBitmap.cpp b/src/servers/app/server/ServerBitmap.cpp
index fa6eea07f8..420d9ee952 100644
--- a/src/servers/app/server/ServerBitmap.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/app/server/ServerBitmap.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ ServerBitmap::ServerBitmap(BRect rect,color_space space, int32 flags,
 {
 	_initialized=false;
 
-	_area=B_ERROR;
-
 	// WARNING: '1' is added to the width and height. Same is done in FBBitmap
 	// subclass, so if you modify here make sure to do the same under FBBitmap::SetSize(...)
 	_width=rect.IntegerWidth()+1;