diff --git a/vcl/skia/gdiimpl.cxx b/vcl/skia/gdiimpl.cxx
index 18e35bf834eb..ad92dbdcb380 100644
--- a/vcl/skia/gdiimpl.cxx
+++ b/vcl/skia/gdiimpl.cxx
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@
 #include <o3tl/sorted_vector.hxx>
 #include <rtl/math.hxx>
 
-#ifdef MACOSX
-#include <svdata.hxx>
-#endif
-
 using namespace SkiaHelper;
 
 namespace
@@ -559,22 +555,8 @@ void SkiaSalGraphicsImpl::checkSurface()
             sk_sp<SkImage> snapshot;
             if (!isOffscreen())
             {
-#ifdef MACOSX
-                // tdf#172399 skip redrawing of old surface during live resize
-                // During live resize on macOS, there is a flood of resize
-                // events in quick succession so not only are most of the
-                // newly created surfaces short lived, but preserving and
-                // redrawing the original content drawn to the old surface
-                // is unnecessary since AquaSalFrame::SendPaintEvent() is
-                // is called after each resize event.
-                if (!ImplGetSVData()->mpWinData->mbIsLiveResize)
-                {
-#endif
-                    flushDrawing();
-                    snapshot = makeCheckedImageSnapshot(mSurface);
-#ifdef MACOSX
-                }
-#endif
+                flushDrawing();
+                snapshot = makeCheckedImageSnapshot(mSurface);
             }
 
             destroySurface();