diff --git a/src/ui/marker.ts b/src/ui/marker.ts
index 9610f80449c..d95c795c77b 100644
--- a/src/ui/marker.ts
+++ b/src/ui/marker.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
     _pitchAlignment: string;
     _rotationAlignment: string;
     _originalTabIndex: string | null | undefined; // original tabindex of _element
-    _fadeTimer: number | null | undefined;
     _updateFrameId: number;
     _updateMoving: () => void;
     _occludedOpacity: number;
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
             '_addDragHandler',
             '_onMapClick',
             '_onKeyPress',
-            '_clearFadeTimer'
         ], this);
 
         this._anchor = (options && options.anchor) || 'center';
@@ -217,7 +215,6 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
         map.getCanvasContainer().appendChild(this._element);
         map.on('move', this._updateMoving);
         map.on('moveend', this._update);
-        map.on('remove', this._clearFadeTimer);
         map._addMarker(this);
         this.setDraggable(this._draggable);
         this._update();
@@ -250,11 +247,9 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
             map.off('touchend', this._onUp);
             map.off('mousemove', this._onMove);
             map.off('touchmove', this._onMove);
-            map.off('remove', this._clearFadeTimer);
             map._removeMarker(this);
             this._map = undefined;
         }
-        this._clearFadeTimer();
         this._element.remove();
         if (this._popup) this._popup.remove();
         return this;
@@ -453,7 +448,6 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
         const pos = this._pos;
 
         if (!pos || pos.x < 0 || pos.x > map.transform.width || pos.y < 0 || pos.y > map.transform.height) {
-            this._clearFadeTimer();
             return;
         }
         const mapLocation = map.unproject(pos);
@@ -472,15 +466,6 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
         if (this._popup) {
             this._popup._setOpacity(opacity);
         }
-
-        this._fadeTimer = null;
-    }
-
-    _clearFadeTimer() {
-        if (this._fadeTimer) {
-            clearTimeout(this._fadeTimer);
-            this._fadeTimer = null;
-        }
     }
 
     _updateDOM() {
@@ -594,8 +579,8 @@ export default class Marker extends Evented<MarkerEvents> {
                 this._updateDOM();
             }
 
-            if ((map._showingGlobe() || map.getTerrain() || map.getFog()) && !this._fadeTimer) {
-                this._fadeTimer = window.setTimeout(this._evaluateOpacity.bind(this), 60);
+            if (map._showingGlobe() || map.getTerrain() || map.getFog()) {
+                this._evaluateOpacity();
             }
         });
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/terrain/terrain.test.ts b/test/unit/terrain/terrain.test.ts
index cee7116a98c..5f2ccb13eba 100644
--- a/test/unit/terrain/terrain.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/terrain/terrain.test.ts
@@ -1523,9 +1523,6 @@ describe('Marker interaction and raycast', () => {
         });
 
         test('Occluded', async () => {
-            marker._fadeTimer = null;
-            // Occlusion is happening with Timers API. Advance them
-            vi.spyOn(window, 'setTimeout').mockImplementation((cb) => cb());
             marker.setLngLat(terrainTopLngLat);
             const bottomLngLat = tr.pointLocation3D(new Point(terrainTop.x, tr.height));
             // Raycast returns distance to closer point evaluates to occluded marker.
diff --git a/test/unit/ui/marker.test.ts b/test/unit/ui/marker.test.ts
index e66bd996771..f0c0f9e4bd2 100644
--- a/test/unit/ui/marker.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/ui/marker.test.ts
@@ -1128,6 +1128,8 @@ describe('Marker and fog', () => {
         map.setBearing(90);
         map.setPitch(70);
         marker.setLngLat([4, 0]);
+        
+        expect(marker.getElement().style.opacity).toEqual('0');
 
         await new Promise(resolve => {
             setTimeout(() => {