diff --git a/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java b/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
index 57e1dce47..b6c9153cf 100644
--- a/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
+++ b/java/libraries/video/src/processing/video/Capture.java
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ public class Capture extends PImage implements PConstants {
     
     capturing = true;
     pipeline.play();
-    pipeline.getState();
     
     if (init) {
       checkResIsValid();