diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
index d7f871f25..955a8d226 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ public class PSurfaceJOGL implements PSurface {
       }
     }
     public void dispose(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
-      sketch.dispose();
+//      sketch.dispose();
     }
     public void init(GLAutoDrawable drawable) {
       pgl.getGL(drawable);