diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 5cad18c08..2f93c946d 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: input.c,v 1.277 2026/10/14 16:23:43 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: input.c,v 1.278 2026/10/16 11:34:49 bket Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -826,7 +826,6 @@ input_start_ground_timer(struct input_ctx *ictx)
 {
 	struct timeval	tv = { .tv_sec = 5, .tv_usec = 0 };
 
-	event_del(&ictx->ground_timer);
 	event_add(&ictx->ground_timer, &tv);
 }
 
@@ -3551,7 +3550,6 @@ input_start_request_timer(struct input_ctx *ictx)
 {
 	struct timeval	tv = { .tv_sec = 0, .tv_usec = 100000 };
 
-	event_del(&ictx->request_timer);
 	event_add(&ictx->request_timer, &tv);
 }
 
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 62b3b77e4..ff6d16721 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.523 2026/10/16 07:59:06 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: server-client.c,v 1.524 2026/10/16 11:34:49 bket Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -1097,7 +1097,6 @@ have_event:
 			log_debug("click timer started");
 			tv.tv_sec = KEYC_CLICK_TIMEOUT / 1000;
 			tv.tv_usec = (KEYC_CLICK_TIMEOUT % 1000) * 1000L;
-			evtimer_del(&c->click_timer);
 			evtimer_add(&c->click_timer, &tv);
 		}
 	}
@@ -1577,7 +1576,6 @@ try_again:
 
 			tv.tv_sec = repeat / 1000;
 			tv.tv_usec = (repeat % 1000) * 1000L;
-			evtimer_del(&c->repeat_timer);
 			evtimer_add(&c->repeat_timer, &tv);
 		} else {
 			c->flags &= ~CLIENT_REPEAT;
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index adf248a2f..a65819261 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: tty.c,v 1.491 2026/10/16 07:59:06 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: tty.c,v 1.492 2026/10/16 11:34:49 bket Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ tty_start_start_timer(struct tty *tty)
 	struct timeval	 tv = { .tv_sec = TTY_QUERY_TIMEOUT };
 
 	log_debug("%s: start timer started", c->name);
-	evtimer_del(&tty->start_timer);
 	evtimer_add(&tty->start_timer, &tv);
 }
 
diff --git a/window.c b/window.c
index 2d0e7ff0e..8456085cc 100644
--- a/window.c
+++ b/window.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $OpenBSD: window.c,v 1.386 2026/10/13 10:21:58 nicm Exp $ */
+/* $OpenBSD: window.c,v 1.387 2026/10/16 11:34:49 bket Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicholas.marriott@gmail.com>
@@ -2667,7 +2667,6 @@ window_pane_scrollbar_start_timer(struct window_pane *wp)
 	    "pane-scrollbars-timeout");
 	tv.tv_sec = delay / 1000;
 	tv.tv_usec = (delay % 1000) * 1000L;
-	evtimer_del(&wp->sb_auto_timer);
 	evtimer_add(&wp->sb_auto_timer, &tv);
 }