diff --git a/internal/driver/gomobile/driver.go b/internal/driver/gomobile/driver.go
index 58b6d4dd13..d7db3816ff 100644
--- a/internal/driver/gomobile/driver.go
+++ b/internal/driver/gomobile/driver.go
@@ -136,9 +136,12 @@ func (d *mobileDriver) Run() {
 					canvas.painter.Init() // we cannot init until the context is set above
 				}
 
-				d.freeDirtyTextures(canvas)
-				d.paintWindow(current, currentSize)
-				a.Publish()
+				if d.freeDirtyTextures(canvas) {
+					d.paintWindow(current, currentSize)
+					a.Publish()
+				}
+
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10)
 				a.Send(paint.Event{})
 			case touch.Event:
 				switch e.Type {
@@ -165,9 +168,6 @@ func (d *mobileDriver) Run() {
 }
 
 func (d *mobileDriver) onStart() {
-	for _, win := range d.AllWindows() {
-		win.Canvas().(*mobileCanvas).painter.Init() // we cannot init until the context is set above
-	}
 }
 
 func (d *mobileDriver) onStop() {
@@ -422,17 +422,19 @@ func (d *mobileDriver) typeUpCanvas(canvas *mobileCanvas, r rune, code key.Code)
 
 }
 
-func (d *mobileDriver) freeDirtyTextures(canvas *mobileCanvas) {
+func (d *mobileDriver) freeDirtyTextures(canvas *mobileCanvas) bool {
+	freed := false
 	for {
 		select {
 		case object := <-canvas.refreshQueue:
+			freed = true
 			freeWalked := func(obj fyne.CanvasObject, _ fyne.Position, _ fyne.Position, _ fyne.Size) bool {
 				canvas.painter.Free(obj)
 				return false
 			}
 			driver.WalkCompleteObjectTree(object, freeWalked, nil)
 		default:
-			return
+			return freed
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -448,7 +450,5 @@ func (d *mobileDriver) Device() fyne.Device {
 // NewGoMobileDriver sets up a new Driver instance implemented using the Go
 // Mobile extension and OpenGL bindings.
 func NewGoMobileDriver() fyne.Driver {
-	driver := new(mobileDriver)
-
-	return driver
+	return new(mobileDriver)
 }
diff --git a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile.go b/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile.go
index 5aadcbbed2..a0be48ac14 100644
--- a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile.go
+++ b/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile.go
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ func (p *glPainter) glCreateBuffer(points []float32) Buffer {
 	return Buffer(sharedBuffer)
 }
 
+func (p *glPainter) glFreeBuffer(_ Buffer) {
+	// we don't free a shared buffer!
+}
+
 func (p *glPainter) glDrawTexture(texture Texture, alpha float32) {
 	ctx := p.glctx()
 	ctx.Enable(gl.BLEND)
diff --git a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_ios.go b/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_ios.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c42e88a0c..0000000000
--- a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_ios.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-// +build ios
-
-package gl
-
-import "golang.org/x/mobile/gl"
-
-func (p *glPainter) glFreeBuffer(vbo Buffer) {
-	ctx := p.glctx()
-
-	ctx.BindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, gl.Buffer(vbo))
-	ctx.DeleteBuffer(gl.Buffer(vbo))
-}
diff --git a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_other.go b/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_other.go
deleted file mode 100644
index bf44738359..0000000000
--- a/internal/painter/gl/gl_gomobile_other.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// +build android mobile
-
-package gl
-
-func (p *glPainter) glFreeBuffer(_ Buffer) {
-	// we don't free a shared buffer!
-}