diff --git a/src/CopyCmap.c b/src/CopyCmap.c
index b37aba73..b4954b01 100644
--- a/src/CopyCmap.c
+++ b/src/CopyCmap.c
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ Colormap XCopyColormapAndFree(
     mid = req->mid = XAllocID(dpy);
     req->srcCmap = src_cmap;
 
-    /* re-lock the display to keep XID handling in sync */
-    UnlockDisplay(dpy);
-    SyncHandle();
-    LockDisplay(dpy);
-
 #if XCMS
     _XcmsCopyCmapRecAndFree(dpy, src_cmap, mid);
 #endif