diff --git a/src/backend/x11.c b/src/backend/x11.c
index fce0a2a..3f46350 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11.c
+++ b/src/backend/x11.c
@@ -324,9 +324,6 @@ MwLLPixmap MwLLCreatePixmap(MwLL handle, unsigned char* data, int width, int hei
 
 	r->use_render = XRenderQueryExtension(handle->display, &evbase, &erbase) ? 1 : 0;
 
-	/* FIXME */
-	r->use_shm = 0;
-
 	if(r->use_shm) {
 		r->image = XShmCreateImage(handle->display, DefaultVisual(handle->display, DefaultScreen(handle->display)), 24, ZPixmap, NULL, &r->shm, width, height);