diff --git a/gtk/gtkpopover.c b/gtk/gtkpopover.c
index 7050e6803d..cce113f6a1 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkpopover.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkpopover.c
@@ -1063,7 +1063,6 @@ gtk_popover_draw (GtkWidget *widget,
   GtkStateFlags state;
 
   context = gtk_widget_get_style_context (widget);
-  gtk_style_context_save (context);
 
   state = gtk_widget_get_state_flags (widget);
   gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &allocation);
@@ -1145,8 +1144,6 @@ G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
   if (child)
     gtk_container_propagate_draw (GTK_CONTAINER (widget), child, cr);
 
-  gtk_style_context_restore (context);
-
   return TRUE;
 }