diff --git a/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx b/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
index 156d6eb9c7a0..3e2b01df1cca 100644
--- a/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
+++ b/cppu/source/AffineBridge/AffineBridge.cxx
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ void AffineBridge::v_callInto_v(uno_EnvCallee * pCallee, va_list * pParam)
     if (m_innerThreadId == 0) // no inner thread yet
     {
         m_pInnerThread.reset(new InnerThread(this));
-        m_pInnerThread->resume();
     }
 
     bool bResetId = false;