diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
index 3d4dcc11a1..7735637019 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Tile/Image/IFrame.js
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ OpenLayers.Tile.Image.IFrame = {
         //bind a listener to the onload of the iframe so that we
         // can register when a tile has finished loading.
         var onload = function() {
-            this.show();
             //normally isLoading should always be true here but there are some
             // right funky conditions where loading and then reloading a tile
             // with the same url *really*fast*. this check prevents sending