diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/view.rs b/crates/gpui/src/view.rs
index 6426ac4c32f05e0765f2b5ca3cdb81ee603edc6e..e485aa3e57525118ea777f402a44d7d45928c5b6 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/view.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/view.rs
@@ -321,10 +321,7 @@ impl Element for AnyView {
                 }
             }
 
-            let mut element = state
-                .element
-                .take()
-                .unwrap_or_else(|| (self.request_layout)(self, cx).1);
+            let mut element = (self.request_layout)(self, cx).1;
             element.draw(bounds.origin, bounds.size.into(), cx);
 
             state.cache_key = Some(ViewCacheKey {