diff --git a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
index 1042ae740..202776bda 100644
--- a/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
+++ b/engine/src/core/com/jme3/font/BitmapText.java
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ public class BitmapText extends Node {
             attachChild(textPages[page]);
         }
 
-        setQueueBucket(Bucket.Gui);
-
         this.font = font;
         this.block = new StringBlock();
         block.setSize(font.getPreferredSize());