diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index 80c069825..caa135551 100644
--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ evdev_add_device (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev,
   ClutterDeviceManager *manager = (ClutterDeviceManager *) manager_evdev;
   ClutterInputDeviceType type = CLUTTER_EXTENSION_DEVICE;
   ClutterInputDevice *device;
-  ClutterActor *stage;
   const gchar *device_file, *sysfs_path, *device_name;
 
   device_file = g_udev_device_get_device_file (udev_device);
@@ -583,10 +582,6 @@ evdev_add_device (ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev,
                          "enabled", TRUE,
                          NULL);
 
-  /* Always associate the device to the default stage */
-  stage = clutter_stage_get_default ();
-  _clutter_input_device_set_stage (device, CLUTTER_STAGE (stage));
-
   _clutter_device_manager_add_device (manager, device);
 
   CLUTTER_NOTE (EVENT, "Added device %s, type %d, sysfs %s",