diff --git a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
index 444f4b37a2b7..4e97a024bd4f 100644
--- a/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
+++ b/layout/generic/nsImageFrame.cpp
@@ -513,9 +513,6 @@ void nsImageFrame::Init(nsIContent* aContent, nsContainerFrame* aParent,
 
   mListener = new nsImageListener(this);
 
-  GetImageMap();  // Ensure to init the image map asap. This is important to
-                  // make <area> elements focusable.
-
   if (!gIconLoad) {
     LoadIcons(PresContext());
   }