diff --git a/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js b/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
index abdc4b4c2b..789bb2af12 100644
--- a/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
+++ b/src/webgl/p5.Camera.js
@@ -708,15 +708,12 @@ p5.prototype.frustum = function (...args) {
  */
 p5.prototype.createCamera = function () {
   this._assert3d('createCamera');
-  const _cam = new p5.Camera(this._renderer);
 
   // compute default camera settings, then set a default camera
+  const _cam = new p5.Camera(this._renderer);
   _cam._computeCameraDefaultSettings();
   _cam._setDefaultCamera();
 
-  // set renderer current camera to the new camera
-  this._renderer._curCamera = _cam;
-
   return _cam;
 };