diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index 153abecd..a1d14eb4 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ void variable_substitute(const char *s, char *dest, unsigned int n);
 void format_seconds(char *buf, unsigned int n, long t);
 void format_seconds_short(char *buf, unsigned int n, long t);
 
-#ifdef X11
-void update_x11info(void);
-#endif
-
 int round_to_int_temp(float);
 
 unsigned int round_to_int(float);
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 2bfa018b..747f7521 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -806,15 +806,15 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 		parse_mixer_arg(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.iftest = &check_mixer_muted;
 #ifdef X11
-	END OBJ(monitor, &update_x11info)
+	END OBJ(monitor, 0)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_monitor;
-	END OBJ(monitor_number, &update_x11info)
+	END OBJ(monitor_number, 0)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_monitor_number;
-	END OBJ(desktop, &update_x11info)
+	END OBJ(desktop, 0)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_desktop;
-	END OBJ(desktop_number, &update_x11info)
+	END OBJ(desktop_number, 0)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_desktop_number;
-	END OBJ(desktop_name, &update_x11info)
+	END OBJ(desktop_name, 0)
 		obj->callbacks.print = &print_desktop_name;
 #endif
 	END OBJ_ARG(format_time, 0, "format_time needs a pid as argument")
diff --git a/src/x11.c b/src/x11.c
index 25d9d210..cd8b7e4b 100644
--- a/src/x11.c
+++ b/src/x11.c
@@ -680,15 +680,6 @@ void get_x11_desktop_info(Display *current_display, Atom atom)
 	}
 }
 
-void update_x11info(void)
-{
-	struct information *current_info = &info;
-	if (!x_initialised == YES)
-		return;
-	current_info->x11.monitor.number = XScreenCount(display);
-	current_info->x11.monitor.current = XDefaultScreen(display);
-}
-
 #define NOT_IN_X "Not running in X"
 
 void print_monitor(struct text_object *obj, char *p, int p_max_size)