diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index b49ebc50..697b6a0e 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -733,8 +733,6 @@ static GLFWbool createNativeSurface(_GLFWwindow* window,
                             &surfaceListener,
                             window);
 
-    wl_surface_set_user_data(window->wl.surface, window);
-
     window->wl.width = wndconfig->width;
     window->wl.height = wndconfig->height;
     window->wl.scale = 1;