diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0244a1a53..d97825ade 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2009-02-21  Matthias Clasen  <mclasen@redhat.com>
+
+	* src/core/bell.c: Don't force CA_PROP_CANBERRA_ENABLE to 1.
+	That was a misunderstanding on my part, and makes it impossible
+	to get rid of the bell.
+
 2009-02-11  Thomas Thurman  <tthurman@gnome.org>
 
 	Use zenity for the session management dialogue that warns about
diff --git a/src/core/bell.c b/src/core/bell.c
index bed62d462..92d1dbd34 100644
--- a/src/core/bell.c
+++ b/src/core/bell.c
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ meta_bell_notify (MetaDisplay *display,
       ca_proplist_create (&p);
       ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_EVENT_ID, "bell-window-system");
       ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_EVENT_DESCRIPTION, _("Bell event"));
-      ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_CANBERRA_ENABLE, "1");
 
       window = meta_display_lookup_x_window (display, xkb_bell_event->window);
       if (!window && (display->focus_window) && (display->focus_window->frame))