diff --git a/js/ui/environment.js b/js/ui/environment.js
index 692bc0e68..45df93808 100644
--- a/js/ui/environment.js
+++ b/js/ui/environment.js
@@ -238,8 +238,6 @@ function init() {
     // Miscellaneous monkeypatching
     _patchContainerClass(St.BoxLayout);
 
-    _patchLayoutClass(Clutter.TableLayout, { row_spacing: 'spacing-rows',
-                                             column_spacing: 'spacing-columns' });
     _patchLayoutClass(Clutter.GridLayout, { row_spacing: 'spacing-rows',
                                             column_spacing: 'spacing-columns' });
     _patchLayoutClass(Clutter.BoxLayout, { spacing: 'spacing' });