diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 1ff79b65..7c026275 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -803,7 +803,6 @@ struct window_pane {
 
 	int		 flags;
 #define PANE_REDRAW 0x1
-#define PANE_FREEZE 0x2
 
 	char		*cmd;
 	char		*shell;
diff --git a/window-copy.c b/window-copy.c
index 5c734af9..8c0436c5 100644
--- a/window-copy.c
+++ b/window-copy.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: window-copy.c,v 1.133 2011-05-22 16:23:07 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id$ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ window_copy_init(struct window_pane *wp)
 	data->searchtype = WINDOW_COPY_OFF;
 	data->searchstr = NULL;
 
-	wp->flags |= PANE_FREEZE;
 	if (wp->fd != -1)
 		bufferevent_disable(wp->event, EV_READ|EV_WRITE);
 
@@ -234,7 +233,6 @@ window_copy_free(struct window_pane *wp)
 {
 	struct window_copy_mode_data	*data = wp->modedata;
 
-	wp->flags &= ~PANE_FREEZE;
 	if (wp->fd != -1)
 		bufferevent_enable(wp->event, EV_READ|EV_WRITE);