diff --git a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
index 6b97a6b2a28be8894bd8a0cc9ed052098b71db39..4f739817ef8a57d510a94f796731caf9c98f5623 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
+++ b/pd/nw/pd_canvas.html
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 
   <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" id="patchsvg" height="1000" width="1000" class="noselect">
-  <rect id="bbox_rect"></rect>
   </svg>
   <script>
     'use strict';