diff --git a/panel/panel-app.c b/panel/panel-app.c
index 419584bc..d0e9a4b0 100644
--- a/panel/panel-app.c
+++ b/panel/panel-app.c
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ cleanup_panels (void)
     for (i = 0; i < panel_app.monitor_list->len; ++i)
     {
         XfceMonitor *xmon = g_ptr_array_index (panel_app.monitor_list, i);
-        g_free (xmon->dpyname);
         g_free (xmon);
     }
     g_ptr_array_free (panel_app.monitor_list, TRUE);
@@ -320,8 +319,6 @@ create_monitor_list (void)
 
             gdk_screen_get_monitor_geometry (screen, j, &(monitor->geometry));
 
-            monitor->dpyname = gdk_screen_make_display_name (screen);
-
             g_ptr_array_add (panel_app.monitor_list, monitor);
             
             if (j > 0)
@@ -343,8 +340,6 @@ create_monitor_list (void)
 
             gdk_screen_get_monitor_geometry (screen, j, &(monitor->geometry));
 
-            monitor->dpyname = gdk_screen_make_display_name (screen);
-
             g_ptr_array_add (panel_app.monitor_list, monitor);
 #endif
         }
@@ -585,10 +580,6 @@ panel_app_run (int argc, char **argv)
     g_ptr_array_foreach (panel_app.panel_list, (GFunc)panel_app_init_panel, 
                          NULL);
 
-    /* reset environment */
-    xfce_setenv ("DISPLAY", gdk_display_get_name (gdk_display_get_default ()),
-		 TRUE);
-    
     /* Run Forrest, Run! */
     panel_app.check_id = 
         g_timeout_add (250, (GSourceFunc) check_signal_state, NULL);
diff --git a/panel/panel-app.h b/panel/panel-app.h
index 66c36389..7e20c9e3 100644
--- a/panel/panel-app.h
+++ b/panel/panel-app.h
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ struct _XfceMonitor
     GdkScreen *screen;
     int num;
     GdkRectangle geometry;
-    char *dpyname;
     guint has_neighbor_left:1;
     guint has_neighbor_right:1;
     guint has_neighbor_above:1;
diff --git a/panel/panel-config.c b/panel/panel-config.c
index 57f65b13..4921e7ca 100644
--- a/panel/panel-config.c
+++ b/panel/panel-config.c
@@ -428,8 +428,6 @@ end_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext * context,
         case PROPERTIES:
             if (strcmp ("properties", element_name) == 0)
             {
-                XfceMonitor *xmon;
-                
                 parser->state = PANEL;
                 if (parser->properties_set)
                 {
@@ -443,10 +441,6 @@ end_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext * context,
                     }
 
                     
-                    /* environment */
-                    xmon = panel_app_get_monitor (parser->monitor);
-                    xfce_setenv ("DISPLAY", xmon->dpyname, TRUE);
-    
                     g_object_set (G_OBJECT (parser->current_panel),
                                   "size", parser->size,
                                   "monitor", parser->monitor,
diff --git a/panel/panel.c b/panel/panel.c
index b9989efa..2396fd05 100644
--- a/panel/panel.c
+++ b/panel/panel.c
@@ -810,14 +810,9 @@ panel_create_item (Panel *panel, const char *name, const char *id)
 {
     PanelPrivate *priv;
     GtkWidget *item = NULL;
-    XfceMonitor *xmon;
 
     priv = panel->priv;
 
-    /* environment */
-    xmon = panel_app_get_monitor (priv->monitor);
-    xfce_setenv ("DISPLAY", xmon->dpyname, TRUE);
-    
     if ((item = xfce_panel_item_manager_create_item (name, id, 
                     priv->size, priv->screen_position)) != NULL)
     {
@@ -840,10 +835,6 @@ panel_create_item (Panel *panel, const char *name, const char *id)
                           G_CALLBACK (_item_start_move), panel);
     }
 
-    /* reset environment */
-    xfce_setenv ("DISPLAY", gdk_display_get_name (gdk_display_get_default ()),
-		 TRUE);
-    
     return item;
 }