diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
index c7e75678c16..684bba124fc 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/text/module.ts
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ export class TextPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
   renderMarkdown(content) {
     if (!this.remarkable) {
       this.remarkable = new Remarkable();
-      this.$scope.$apply(() => {
-        this.updateContent(this.remarkable.render(content));
-      });
     }
 
     this.$scope.$applyAsync(() => {