diff --git a/modules/codec/libass.c b/modules/codec/libass.c
index cc3f05acfc7576bd5896f79f2cd179eab44ce40d..97fd6eab97412ac7d3f51c01df905c01617ddb10 100644
--- a/modules/codec/libass.c
+++ b/modules/codec/libass.c
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ static int Create( vlc_object_t *p_this )
                                _("Building font cache"),
                                _( "Please wait while your font cache is rebuilt.\n"
                                   "This should take less than a minute." ), NULL );
-    if( p_dialog )
-        dialog_ProgressSet( p_dialog, NULL, 0.2 );
 #endif
     ass_set_fonts( p_renderer, psz_font, psz_family, true, NULL, 1 );  // setup default font/family
 #ifdef WIN32