diff --git a/clients/simple-shm.c b/clients/simple-shm.c
index b1c311f3..c1cb386c 100644
--- a/clients/simple-shm.c
+++ b/clients/simple-shm.c
@@ -393,8 +393,6 @@ create_display(void)
 		exit(1);
 	}
 
-	wl_display_get_fd(display->display);
-	
 	return display;
 }