diff --git a/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp b/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
index b64fc87a946bc..e79d821a5c665 100644
--- a/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
+++ b/widget/gtk/nsWindow.cpp
@@ -5293,12 +5293,10 @@ static GdkCursor* get_gtk_cursor(nsCursor aCursor) {
       if (!gdkcursor) newType = MOZ_CURSOR_SPINNING;
       break;
     case eCursor_zoom_in:
-      gdkcursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_name(defaultDisplay, "zoom-in");
-      if (!gdkcursor) newType = MOZ_CURSOR_ZOOM_IN;
+      newType = MOZ_CURSOR_ZOOM_IN;
       break;
     case eCursor_zoom_out:
-      gdkcursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_name(defaultDisplay, "zoom-out");
-      if (!gdkcursor) newType = MOZ_CURSOR_ZOOM_OUT;
+      newType = MOZ_CURSOR_ZOOM_OUT;
       break;
     case eCursor_not_allowed:
       gdkcursor = gdk_cursor_new_from_name(defaultDisplay, "not-allowed");