diff --git a/examples/pan-action.c b/examples/pan-action.c
index 22a5451a3..71dcb24ae 100644
--- a/examples/pan-action.c
+++ b/examples/pan-action.c
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   ClutterActor *stage, *scroll, *info;
 
-#ifdef CLUTTER_WINDOWING_X11
-  clutter_x11_enable_xinput ();
-#endif
-
   if (clutter_init (&argc, &argv) != CLUTTER_INIT_SUCCESS)
     return EXIT_FAILURE;