diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index abdc362..8c755bf 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ static void handleDestroyNotify(WMEvent * event)
 static void handleExpose(WMEvent * event)
 {
 	WObjDescriptor *desc;
-	XEvent ev;
 
 	wm_backend->event_flush_window((WNativeWindow)event->u.expose.window, WME_EXPOSE);
 
@@ -779,9 +778,7 @@ static void handleUnmapNotify(WMEvent * event)
 
 	/* whether the event is a Withdrawal request */
 	if (event->u.lifecycle.event == wwin->screen_ptr->root_win) {
-WMEvent *xev = event;
-            if (xev && xev->u.unmap.send_event)
-			withdraw = True;
+		withdraw = True;
 	}
 
 	if (wwin->client_win != event->u.lifecycle.window && !withdraw)