diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_discussion.js b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_discussion.js
index 2549f17124..0245a522bf 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_discussion.js
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/teams/static/teams/js/views/team_discussion.js
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
             var TeamDiscussionView = Backbone.View.extend({
                 initialize: function () {
                     window.$$course_id = this.$el.data("course-id");
-                    this.render();
                 },
 
                 render: function () {