diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
index 23f080a777..e3c7280a26 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/EditorViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -696,10 +696,6 @@ void EditorViewportWidget::OnEditorNotifyEvent(EEditorNotifyEvent event)
         if (GetIEditor()->GetViewManager()->GetGameViewport() == this)
         {
             SetCurrentCursor(STD_CURSOR_DEFAULT);
-            if (gSettings.bEnableGameModeVR)
-            {
-                outputToHMD->Set(0);
-            }
             m_bInRotateMode = false;
             m_bInMoveMode = false;
             m_bInOrbitMode = false;
diff --git a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/RenderViewport.cpp b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/RenderViewport.cpp
index 32b6a5c811..c10ba41203 100644
--- a/Code/Sandbox/Editor/RenderViewport.cpp
+++ b/Code/Sandbox/Editor/RenderViewport.cpp
@@ -1309,10 +1309,6 @@ void CRenderViewport::OnEditorNotifyEvent(EEditorNotifyEvent event)
                 // failed to set the context back when done, or set it back to the wrong one.
                 CryWarning(VALIDATOR_MODULE_3DENGINE, VALIDATOR_WARNING, "RenderViewport render context was not correctly restored by someone else.");
             }
-            if (gSettings.bEnableGameModeVR)
-            {
-                outputToHMD->Set(0);
-            }
             RestorePreviousContext(m_previousContext);
             m_bInRotateMode = false;
             m_bInMoveMode = false;