diff --git a/src/mir_window.c b/src/mir_window.c
index 2656cf3ea..8d64f9195 100644
--- a/src/mir_window.c
+++ b/src/mir_window.c
@@ -368,8 +368,6 @@ static void handleInput(const MirInputEvent* input_event, _GLFWwindow* window)
 
 static void handleEvent(const MirEvent* event, _GLFWwindow* window)
 {
-    if (!event)
-      return;
     int type = mir_event_get_type(event);
 
     switch (type)