diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 9e870cc..4eac1fd 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -2760,7 +2760,6 @@ associatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
 	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, associate);
 
-	LISTEN(&client_surface(c)->events.commit, &c->commit, commitnotify);
 	LISTEN(&client_surface(c)->events.map, &c->map, mapnotify);
 	LISTEN(&client_surface(c)->events.unmap, &c->unmap, unmapnotify);
 }
@@ -2806,7 +2805,6 @@ void
 dissociatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
 	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, dissociate);
-	wl_list_remove(&c->commit.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&c->map.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&c->unmap.link);
 }