diff --git a/js/src/jsapi.cpp b/js/src/jsapi.cpp
index 3a959309d051..cc6cb94ffaec 100644
--- a/js/src/jsapi.cpp
+++ b/js/src/jsapi.cpp
@@ -1555,17 +1555,6 @@ JS_TransplantObject(JSContext *cx, JSObject *origobjArg, JSObject *targetArg)
     JS_ASSERT(!IsCrossCompartmentWrapper(origobj));
     JS_ASSERT(!IsCrossCompartmentWrapper(target));
 
-    /*
-     * Transplantation typically allocates new wrappers in every compartment. If
-     * an incremental GC is active, this causes every compartment to be leaked
-     * for that GC. Hence, we finish any ongoing incremental GC before the
-     * transplant to avoid leaks.
-     */
-    if (IsIncrementalGCInProgress(cx->runtime)) {
-        PrepareForIncrementalGC(cx->runtime);
-        FinishIncrementalGC(cx->runtime, gcreason::TRANSPLANT);
-    }
-
     JSCompartment *destination = target->compartment();
     WrapperMap &map = destination->crossCompartmentWrappers;
     Value origv = ObjectValue(*origobj);