diff --git a/tests/wl_adapter_test.c b/tests/wl_adapter_test.c
index 275b37a..810cc48 100644
--- a/tests/wl_adapter_test.c
+++ b/tests/wl_adapter_test.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ wl_modifier_mask(struct ct *t)
 	struct xkb_keymap *km;
 	xkb_mod_mask_t caps, ctrl, shift;
 
-	kstate = nil;
-	CT_EQ_UINT(t, 0, modmask());	/* before any keymap arrives */
 	ctx = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
 	km = xkb_keymap_new_from_string(ctx, keymaptext,
 		XKB_KEYMAP_FORMAT_TEXT_V1, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
diff --git a/wl.c b/wl.c
index 9f91def..f087504 100644
--- a/wl.c
+++ b/wl.c
@@ -126,8 +126,6 @@ modmask(void)
 	int i;
 
 	m = 0;
-	if(kstate == nil)
-		return m;
 	for(i = 0; i < nelem(name); i++)
 		if(xkb_state_mod_name_is_active(kstate, name[i],
 		   XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE) > 0)