diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index ba2a393..23a7247 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,6 @@ uicb_clientlist(uicb_t cmd)
      int n = 0;
      Window w;
      Client *c = NULL;
-     Bool is_sel;
 
      for(c = clients; c; c = c->next)
           if(c->tag == seltag[selscreen] && c->screen == selscreen)
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index b91d40c..f7176dc 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ conf_bar_section(void)
      conf.bars.height = fetch_opt_first(bar, "-1", "height").num;
      conf.colors.bar  = getcolor(fetch_opt_first(bar, "#000000", "bg").str);
      conf.colors.text = fetch_opt_first(bar, "#ffffff", "fg").str;
-     conf.bars.selbar = fetch_opt_first(bar, "false", "selbar").bool;
 
      mouse = fetch_section(bar, "mouse");
 
diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index 25b54f0..28b0f01 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ buttonpress(XButtonEvent *ev)
                                         conf.bars.mouse[j].func(conf.bars.mouse[j].cmd);
 
      /* Selbar */
-     if(ev->window == infobar[selscreen].selbar->win)
+     if(conf.bars.selbar && ev->window == infobar[selscreen].selbar->win)
           for(i = 0; i < conf.selbar.nmouse; ++i)
                if(conf.selbar.mouse[i].tag == seltag[conf.selbar.mouse[i].screen]
                   || conf.selbar.mouse[i].tag < 0)