diff --git a/static/js/app.js b/static/js/app.js
index 3c8465f..4ada48a 100644
--- a/static/js/app.js
+++ b/static/js/app.js
@@ -3741,13 +3741,7 @@ async function reRenderPdf() {
   const contentEl = $('reader-content');
   if (!contentEl) return;
   const pivot = readerSettings.pdfPaginated ? pdfCurrentPage : _currentScrollPage(contentEl);
-  const overlay = $('reader-overlay');
-  const loadingEl = document.createElement('div');
-  loadingEl.className = 'pdf-loading-overlay';
-  loadingEl.innerHTML = '<span class="pdf-loading-spinner"></span>';
-  if (overlay) overlay.appendChild(loadingEl);
   await renderPdf(currentPdfBuffer, contentEl, undefined, pivot);
-  loadingEl.remove();
   if (readerSettings.pdfPaginated) enterPdfPaginatedMode();
 }