diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkwindow-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkwindow-win32.c
index b70be3cbff..a849e260a8 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkwindow-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkwindow-win32.c
@@ -2353,8 +2353,6 @@ gdk_win32_window_shape_combine_mask (GdkWindow *window,
       GDK_NOTE (MISC, g_print ("gdk_window_shape_combine_mask: %p: none\n",
 			       GDK_WINDOW_HWND (window)));
       SetWindowRgn (GDK_WINDOW_HWND (window), NULL, TRUE);
-
-      private->shaped = FALSE;
     }
   else
     {
@@ -2368,8 +2366,6 @@ gdk_win32_window_shape_combine_mask (GdkWindow *window,
       hrgn = _gdk_win32_bitmap_to_hrgn (mask);
 
       do_shape_combine_region (window, hrgn, x, y);
-
-      private->shaped = TRUE;
     }
 }
 
@@ -3422,8 +3418,6 @@ gdk_win32_window_shape_combine_region (GdkWindow       *window,
       GDK_NOTE (MISC, g_print ("gdk_window_shape_combine_region: %p: none\n",
 			       GDK_WINDOW_HWND (window)));
       SetWindowRgn (GDK_WINDOW_HWND (window), NULL, TRUE);
-
-      private->shaped = FALSE;
     }
   else
     {
@@ -3436,8 +3430,6 @@ gdk_win32_window_shape_combine_region (GdkWindow       *window,
 			       hrgn));
 
       do_shape_combine_region (window, hrgn, offset_x, offset_y);
-
-      private->shaped = TRUE;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
index ba9a33e176..1682151bb1 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkwindow-x11.c
@@ -3424,9 +3424,6 @@ do_shape_combine_region (GdkWindow       *window,
 	  ? gdk_display_supports_shapes (GDK_WINDOW_DISPLAY (window))
 	  : gdk_display_supports_input_shapes (GDK_WINDOW_DISPLAY (window)))
 	{
-	  if (shape == ShapeBounding)
-	    private->shaped = FALSE;
-	  
 	  if (shape == ShapeBounding)
 	    {
 	      _gdk_x11_window_tmp_unset_parent_bg (window);
@@ -3454,9 +3451,6 @@ do_shape_combine_region (GdkWindow       *window,
       gint n_rects = 0;
       XRectangle *xrects = NULL;
 
-      if (shape == ShapeBounding)
-	private->shaped = TRUE;
-
       _gdk_region_get_xrectangles (shape_region,
                                    0, 0,
                                    &xrects, &n_rects);