diff --git a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
index 0e662a49b..a212eb546 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/quartzKeyboard.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ void DarwinKeyboardInit(DeviceIntPtr pDev) {
         XkbSetRepeatKeys(pDev, -1, AutoRepeatModeOn);
     }
 
-    SetKeySymsMap(&inputInfo.keyboard->key->curKeySyms, &pDev->key->curKeySyms);
 }
 
 void DarwinKeyboardReloadHandler(int screenNum, xEventPtr xe, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int nevents) {