diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index 4a2d64e17..ae7f2ca2a 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -842,17 +842,6 @@ var MessageTray = GObject.registerClass({
             this._onStatusChanged(status);
         });
 
-        global.stage.connect('enter-event', (a, ev) => {
-            // HACK: St uses ClutterInputDevice for hover tracking, which
-            // misses relevant X11 events when untracked actors are
-            // involved (read: the notification banner in normal mode),
-            // so fix up Clutter's view of the pointer position in
-            // that case.
-            let related = ev.get_related();
-            if (!related || this.contains(related))
-                global.sync_pointer();
-        });
-
         let constraint = new Layout.MonitorConstraint({ primary: true });
         Main.layoutManager.panelBox.bind_property('visible',
                                                   constraint, 'work-area',