diff --git a/src/defaults.c b/src/defaults.c
index c72f623d..51de3f14 100644
--- a/src/defaults.c
+++ b/src/defaults.c
@@ -2394,12 +2394,7 @@ static int setIconTile(WScreen * scr, WDefaultEntry * entry, WTexture ** texture
 
 	scr->icon_back_texture = wTextureMakeSolid(scr, &((*texture)->any.color));
 
-	if (scr->clip_balloon)
-		XSetWindowBackground(dpy, scr->clip_balloon, (*texture)->any.color.pixel);
-
-	/*
-	 * Free the texture as nobody else will use it, nor refer to it.
-	 */
+	/* Free the texture as nobody else will use it, nor refer to it.  */
 	if (!entry->addr)
 		wTextureDestroy(scr, *texture);
 
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 4911b1ce..e8cc5a9a 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -465,17 +465,6 @@ static void createInternalWindows(WScreen * scr)
 	    XCreateWindow(dpy, scr->root_win, 0, 0, wPreferences.icon_size,
 			  wPreferences.icon_size, 0, scr->w_depth, CopyFromParent, scr->w_visual, vmask, &attribs);
 
-	/* workspace name balloon for clip */
-	vmask = CWBackPixel | CWSaveUnder | CWOverrideRedirect | CWColormap | CWBorderPixel;
-	attribs.save_under = True;
-	attribs.override_redirect = True;
-	attribs.colormap = scr->w_colormap;
-	attribs.background_pixel = scr->icon_back_texture->normal.pixel;
-	attribs.border_pixel = 0;	/* do not care */
-	scr->clip_balloon =
-	    XCreateWindow(dpy, scr->root_win, 0, 0, 10, 10, 0, scr->w_depth,
-			  CopyFromParent, scr->w_visual, vmask, &attribs);
-
 	/* workspace name */
 	vmask = CWBackPixel | CWSaveUnder | CWOverrideRedirect | CWColormap | CWBorderPixel;
 	attribs.save_under = True;
@@ -486,12 +475,6 @@ static void createInternalWindows(WScreen * scr)
 	scr->workspace_name =
 	    XCreateWindow(dpy, scr->root_win, 0, 0, 10, 10, 0, scr->w_depth,
 			  CopyFromParent, scr->w_visual, vmask, &attribs);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the window is clicked without having ButtonPress selected, the
-	 * resulting event will have event.xbutton.window == root.
-	 */
-	XSelectInput(dpy, scr->clip_balloon, ButtonPressMask);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index 5f44555d..15fd4f8d 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -229,8 +229,6 @@ typedef struct _WScreen {
     WAppIconChain *global_icons;       /* for omnipresent icons chain in clip */
     int global_icon_count;	       /* How many global icons do we have */
 
-    Window clip_balloon;	       /* window for workspace name */
-
     int keymove_tick;
     struct RContext *rcontext;	       /* wrlib context */