diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index c2437d87a5..c63af150a1 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -1632,7 +1632,6 @@ void Client::setOnActivities(QStringList newActivitiesList)
     QStringList allActivities = workspace()->activityList();
     if (newActivitiesList.size() == allActivities.size() || newActivitiesList.isEmpty() ||
         (newActivitiesList.count() == 1 && newActivitiesList.at(0) == "ALL")) {
-        setOnAllActivities(true);
         activityList.clear();
         XChangeProperty(display(), window(), atoms->activities, XA_STRING, 8,
                         PropModeReplace, (const unsigned char *)"ALL", 3);