diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
index b0f479c9bf..b3c8ea7cc7 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
@@ -791,15 +791,6 @@ impl X11WindowStatePtr {
                 state.hidden = true;
             }
         }
-
-        let hovered_window = self
-            .xcb_connection
-            .query_pointer(state.x_root_window)
-            .unwrap()
-            .reply()
-            .unwrap()
-            .child;
-        self.set_hovered(hovered_window == self.x_window);
     }
 
     pub fn close(&self) {