diff --git a/src/3d/qgs3dutils.cpp b/src/3d/qgs3dutils.cpp
index 3ed254b0dc0..053c9458611 100644
--- a/src/3d/qgs3dutils.cpp
+++ b/src/3d/qgs3dutils.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include <Qt3DRender/QRenderSettings>
 #include <QOpenGLContext>
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
-#include <qframeaction.h>
 
 
 #if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK( 6, 0, 0 )
@@ -59,17 +58,6 @@ typedef Qt3DCore::QBuffer Qt3DQBuffer;
 // declared here as Qgs3DTypes has no cpp file
 const char *Qgs3DTypes::PROP_NAME_3D_RENDERER_FLAG = "PROP_NAME_3D_RENDERER_FLAG";
 
-static void waitForFrame( Qgs3DMapScene *scene )
-{
-  // Wait for at least one frame to render
-  Qt3DLogic::QFrameAction *frameAction = new Qt3DLogic::QFrameAction();
-  scene->addComponent( frameAction );
-  QEventLoop evLoop;
-  QObject::connect( frameAction, &Qt3DLogic::QFrameAction::triggered, &evLoop, &QEventLoop::quit );
-  evLoop.exec();
-  scene->removeComponent( frameAction );
-}
-
 QImage Qgs3DUtils::captureSceneImage( QgsAbstract3DEngine &engine, Qgs3DMapScene *scene )
 {
   QImage resImage;
@@ -78,7 +66,13 @@ QImage Qgs3DUtils::captureSceneImage( QgsAbstract3DEngine &engine, Qgs3DMapScene
   // We need to change render policy to RenderPolicy::Always, since otherwise render capture node won't work
   engine.renderSettings()->setRenderPolicy( Qt3DRender::QRenderSettings::RenderPolicy::Always );
 
-  waitForFrame( scene );
+  auto requestImageFcn = [&engine, scene] {
+    if ( scene->sceneState() == Qgs3DMapScene::Ready )
+    {
+      engine.renderSettings()->setRenderPolicy( Qt3DRender::QRenderSettings::RenderPolicy::OnDemand );
+      engine.requestCaptureImage();
+    }
+  };
 
   auto saveImageFcn = [&evLoop, &resImage]( const QImage &img ) {
     resImage = img;
@@ -88,14 +82,6 @@ QImage Qgs3DUtils::captureSceneImage( QgsAbstract3DEngine &engine, Qgs3DMapScene
   const QMetaObject::Connection conn1 = QObject::connect( &engine, &QgsAbstract3DEngine::imageCaptured, saveImageFcn );
   QMetaObject::Connection conn2;
 
-  auto requestImageFcn = [&engine, scene] {
-    if ( scene->sceneState() == Qgs3DMapScene::Ready )
-    {
-      engine.renderSettings()->setRenderPolicy( Qt3DRender::QRenderSettings::RenderPolicy::OnDemand );
-      engine.requestCaptureImage();
-    }
-  };
-
   if ( scene->sceneState() == Qgs3DMapScene::Ready )
   {
     requestImageFcn();
@@ -124,8 +110,6 @@ QImage Qgs3DUtils::captureSceneDepthBuffer( QgsAbstract3DEngine &engine, Qgs3DMa
   // We need to change render policy to RenderPolicy::Always, since otherwise render capture node won't work
   engine.renderSettings()->setRenderPolicy( Qt3DRender::QRenderSettings::RenderPolicy::Always );
 
-  waitForFrame( scene );
-
   auto requestImageFcn = [&engine, scene] {
     if ( scene->sceneState() == Qgs3DMapScene::Ready )
     {