diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
index 795d1a8149..6facab1785 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoanativeinterface.mm
@@ -268,11 +268,6 @@ void QCocoaNativeInterface::registerTouchWindow(QWindow *window,  bool enable)
     if (!window)
         return;
 
-    // Make sure the QCocoaWindow is created when enabling. Disabling might
-    // happen on window destruction, don't (re)create the QCocoaWindow then.
-    if (enable)
-        window->create();
-
     QCocoaWindow *cocoaWindow = static_cast<QCocoaWindow *>(window->handle());
     if (cocoaWindow)
         cocoaWindow->registerTouch(enable);