diff --git a/rviz_rendering/include/rviz_rendering/render_window.hpp b/rviz_rendering/include/rviz_rendering/render_window.hpp
index cdee58b47..92c248168 100644
--- a/rviz_rendering/include/rviz_rendering/render_window.hpp
+++ b/rviz_rendering/include/rviz_rendering/render_window.hpp
@@ -139,9 +139,6 @@ public slots:
   // void
   // mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent * mouse_event) override;
 
-  void
-  exposeEvent(QExposeEvent * expose_event) override;
-
   bool
   event(QEvent * event) override;
 
diff --git a/rviz_rendering/src/rviz_rendering/render_window.cpp b/rviz_rendering/src/rviz_rendering/render_window.cpp
index c9d7d9794..285bc893c 100644
--- a/rviz_rendering/src/rviz_rendering/render_window.cpp
+++ b/rviz_rendering/src/rviz_rendering/render_window.cpp
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ RenderWindow::event(QEvent * event)
 {
   switch (event->type()) {
     case QEvent::Resize:
-      if (this->isExposed()) {
-        impl_->resize(this->width(), this->height());
-      }
+      impl_->resize(this->width(), this->height());
       return QWindow::event(event);
     case QEvent::UpdateRequest:
       this->renderNow();
@@ -182,18 +180,6 @@ RenderWindow::event(QEvent * event)
   }
 }
 
-void
-RenderWindow::exposeEvent(QExposeEvent * expose_event)
-{
-  Q_UNUSED(expose_event);
-
-  if (this->isExposed()) {
-    impl_->resize(this->width(), this->height());
-    this->renderNow();
-  }
-}
-
-
 void
 RenderWindowOgreAdapter::setOgreCamera(RenderWindow * render_window, Ogre::Camera * ogre_camera)
 {