diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
index d398fb145aa..c6eaa69168f 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/surface.c
@@ -1548,7 +1548,6 @@ static HRESULT WINAPI IWineD3DSurfaceImpl_UnlockRect(IWineD3DSurface *iface) {
         switch(wined3d_settings.rendertargetlock_mode) {
             case RTL_READTEX:
             case RTL_TEXTEX:
-                ActivateContext(myDevice, iface, CTXUSAGE_BLIT);
                 IWineD3DSurface_LoadLocation(iface, SFLAG_INTEXTURE, NULL /* partial texture loading not supported yet */);
                 /* drop through */