diff --git a/arcade/text.py b/arcade/text.py
index 0a521f83f6..fef9a0d800 100644
--- a/arcade/text.py
+++ b/arcade/text.py
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ def __init__(
         z: float = 0,
         **kwargs,
     ):
-        self._initialized = False
         self._arguments = dict(
             text=text,
             x=x,
@@ -645,7 +644,6 @@ def draw(self) -> None:
             instance. For information on how to do this, see
             :ref:`sprite_move_scrolling`.
         """
-        self._init_deferred()
         _draw_pyglet_label(self.label)
 
     def draw_debug(