diff --git a/src/textual/widget.py b/src/textual/widget.py
index dab9e06d1..cb152bdd6 100644
--- a/src/textual/widget.py
+++ b/src/textual/widget.py
@@ -1775,7 +1775,6 @@ class Widget(DOMNode):
 
     def remove(self) -> None:
         """Remove the Widget from the DOM (effectively deleting it)"""
-        self.display = False
         self.app.post_message_no_wait(events.Remove(self, widget=self))
 
     def render(self) -> RenderableType: