diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
index 2ed2e1cdb4..a3ca266a5f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/sequence/sequenceRenderer.ts
@@ -1045,7 +1045,6 @@ export const draw = async function (_text: string, id: string, _version: string,
   log.debug('createdActors', createdActors);
   log.debug('destroyedActors', destroyedActors);
 
-  await drawActors(diagram, actors, actorKeys, false);
   for (const e of messagesToDraw) {
     await drawMessage(diagram, e.messageModel, e.lineStartY, diagObj);
   }