diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
index b314ad451..2ee859d46 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PSurfaceJOGL.java
@@ -137,16 +137,6 @@ public class PSurfaceJOGL implements PSurface {
   public void initFrame(PApplet sketch) {
     this.sketch = sketch;
     initIcons();
-
-    // https://jogamp.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1290
-    File mesaLib = new File("/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libGLESv2.so.2");
-    if (mesaLib.exists()) {
-      System.out.println("\nIf you are receiving an error regarding the undefined symbol bcm_host_init, " +
-                         "make sure you have the package libgles2-mesa deinstalled. This can be done " +
-                         "by executing \"sudo aptitude remove libgles2-mesa\" in the terminal, and is " +
-                         "a known issue with the Raspbian distribution.\n");
-    }
-
     initDisplay();
     initGL();
     initWindow();