diff --git a/src/BufferView.C b/src/BufferView.C
index 73977928b4..86d8c8e761 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.C
+++ b/src/BufferView.C
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ BufferView::~BufferView()
 }
 
 
-void BufferView::unsetXSel()
-{
-	xsel_cache_.set = false;
-}
-
-
 Buffer * BufferView::buffer() const
 {
 	return buffer_;
diff --git a/src/BufferView.h b/src/BufferView.h
index c03a887387..2483667893 100644
--- a/src/BufferView.h
+++ b/src/BufferView.h
@@ -184,9 +184,6 @@ public:
 	/// a function should be executed from the workarea
 	bool workAreaDispatch(FuncRequest const & ev);
 
-	/// clear the X selection
-	void unsetXSel();
-
 	/// access to offset
 	int offset_ref() const;
 	/// access to anchor
diff --git a/src/cursor.C b/src/cursor.C
index 3a9ed20790..ffcb30e489 100644
--- a/src/cursor.C
+++ b/src/cursor.C
@@ -493,7 +493,6 @@ void LCursor::clearSelection()
 	selection() = false;
 	mark() = false;
 	resetAnchor();
-	bv().unsetXSel();
 }