--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/22 10:38:11	1.32
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2004/02/22 17:13:21	1.33
@@ -2692,8 +2692,7 @@
   D_SELECT ((stderr, "rxvt_selection_clear ()"));
 
   want_refresh = 1;
-  if (selection.text)
-    free (selection.text);
+  free (selection.text);
   selection.text = NULL;
   selection.len = 0;
   CLEAR_SELECTION ();