diff --git a/client/clipboard/x11.c b/client/clipboard/x11.c
index 581e21d3..a6af6025 100644
--- a/client/clipboard/x11.c
+++ b/client/clipboard/x11.c
@@ -269,7 +269,6 @@ static void x11_cb_wmevent(SDL_SysWMmsg * msg)
       // an array of padded 64-bit values
       if (!data || format != 32)
       {
-        this->notifyFn(LG_CLIPBOARD_DATA_NONE);
         if (data)
           XFree(data);
         return;