diff --git a/events.c b/events.c
index 6aba38a..dacac90 100644
--- a/events.c
+++ b/events.c
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ void unmap_notify(xcb_generic_event_t *evt)
 
     coordinates_t loc;
     if (locate_window(e->window, &loc)) {
-        if (XCB_EVENT_SENT(evt))
-            set_state(e->window, XCB_ICCCM_WM_STATE_WITHDRAWN);
+        set_state(e->window, XCB_ICCCM_WM_STATE_WITHDRAWN);
         remove_node(loc.desktop, loc.node);
         arrange(loc.monitor, loc.desktop);
     }