diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index d81266c12d18413ca9aec4f938fad7099c55ecc6..dafecc96415240a7c31a449486f12763f2f226df 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -695,9 +695,7 @@ myDisplayUpdateCurrentTime (DisplayInfo *display, XEvent *ev)
             display->current_time = (Time) ev->xselection.time;
             break;
         default:
-            /* Omit CurrentTime, keep last known good time stamp.
-               display->current_time = (Time) CurrentTime;
-             */
+            display->current_time = (Time) CurrentTime;
             break;
     }
     return display->current_time;