diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
index ef96d20bfe0..6c627cb68e8 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_player.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ void AnimationPlayer::_notification(int p_what) {
 			if (!get_tree()->is_editor_hint() && animation_set.has(autoplay)) {
 				play(autoplay);
 				set_autoplay(""); //this line is the fix for autoplay issues with animatio
-				_animation_process(0);
 			}
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_PROCESS: {