diff --git a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv.h b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv.h
index e313e7616a9..7cfdbc466cd 100644
--- a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv.h
+++ b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv.h
@@ -526,7 +526,6 @@ inline static Display *thread_display(void) { return x11drv_thread_data()->displ
 
 extern Visual *visual;
 extern Window root_window;
-extern DWORD desktop_tid;
 extern unsigned int screen_width;
 extern unsigned int screen_height;
 extern unsigned int screen_depth;
diff --git a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
index b6fa27529d7..5655e60abb6 100644
--- a/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
+++ b/dlls/x11drv/x11drv_main.c
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ unsigned int screen_width;
 unsigned int screen_height;
 unsigned int screen_depth;
 Window root_window;
-DWORD desktop_tid = 0;
 int dxgrab = 0;
 int usedga = 0;
 int usexvidmode = 1;
@@ -542,7 +541,6 @@ struct x11drv_thread_data *x11drv_init_thread_data(void)
     data->last_focus = 0;
     data->selection_wnd = 0;
     TlsSetValue( thread_data_tls_index, data );
-    if (desktop_tid) AttachThreadInput( GetCurrentThreadId(), desktop_tid, TRUE );
     return data;
 }