diff --git a/src/js/media/views/attachment-compat.js b/src/js/media/views/attachment-compat.js
index c58755d227..c0106bb8df 100644
--- a/src/js/media/views/attachment-compat.js
+++ b/src/js/media/views/attachment-compat.js
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ AttachmentCompat = View.extend(/** @lends wp.media.view.AttachmentCompat.prototy
 		'change textarea': 'save'
 	},
 
-	initialize: function() {
-		this.listenTo( this.model, 'change:compat', this.render );
-	},
 	/**
 	 * @return {wp.media.view.AttachmentCompat} Returns itself to allow chaining.
 	 */