diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 9a11820..911132d 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ static void
 screen_move_client(struct client *c, struct screen *s)
 {
      if (c && s) {
-          c->screen = s;
           tag_client(s->seltag, c);
      }
 }