--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2007/12/23 02:43:55	1.292
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2007/12/24 08:00:18	1.293
@@ -2925,8 +2925,6 @@
 
   if (display->selection_owner == this)
     display->selection_owner = 0;
-
-  flush ();
 }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- */