diff --git a/sys/src/libdraw/font.c b/sys/src/libdraw/font.c
index 20eec17d3..60488f5a7 100644
--- a/sys/src/libdraw/font.c
+++ b/sys/src/libdraw/font.c
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ loadchar(Font *f, Rune r, Cacheinfo *c, int h, int noflush, char **subfontname)
 	c->left = fi->left;
 	if(f->display == nil)
 		return 1;
-	flushimage(f->display, 0);	/* flush any pending errors */
 	b = bufimage(f->display, 37);
 	if(b == nil)
 		return 0;
@@ -340,7 +339,6 @@ fontresize(Font *f, int wid, int ncache, int depth)
 		fprint(2, "font cache resize failed: %r\n");
 		goto Return;
 	}
-	flushimage(d, 0);	/* flush any pending errors */
 	b = bufimage(d, 1+4+4+1);
 	if(b == nil){
 		freeimage(new);
@@ -350,11 +348,6 @@ fontresize(Font *f, int wid, int ncache, int depth)
 	BPLONG(b+1, new->id);
 	BPLONG(b+5, ncache);
 	b[9] = f->ascent;
-	if(flushimage(d, 0) < 0){
-		fprint(2, "resize: init failed: %r\n");
-		freeimage(new);
-		goto Return;
-	}
 	freeimage(f->cacheimage);
 	f->cacheimage = new;
     Nodisplay: