diff --git a/src/g_canvas.c b/src/g_canvas.c
index 972580d067ac83070e9483fbd582b55e4fd4bb3a..b20232ee17edce2a90f583ba1678a35d7ddcabfc 100644
--- a/src/g_canvas.c
+++ b/src/g_canvas.c
@@ -878,7 +878,6 @@ void glist_menu_open(t_glist *x)
     } else {
         if (x->gl_editor)
             canvas_destroy_editor(x);
-		x->gl_havewindow = 1;
 	}
     canvas_vis(x, 1);
 }