diff --git a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
index 1f552e0d6..f0f205b49 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
@@ -363,8 +363,6 @@ void DarwinKeyboardInit(DeviceIntPtr pDev) {
         XkbSetRepeatKeys(pDev, -1, AutoRepeatModeOn);
     }
 
-    SwitchCoreKeyboard(pDev);   
-
     DarwinKeyboardSetDeviceKeyMap(&keySyms);
 }