diff --git a/lib/widget/check.c b/lib/widget/check.c
index 626101d19..08d749e63 100644
--- a/lib/widget/check.c
+++ b/lib/widget/check.c
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ check_callback (Widget * w, Widget * sender, widget_msg_t msg, int parm, void *d
         if (parm != ' ')
             return MSG_NOT_HANDLED;
         c->state ^= C_BOOL;
-        c->state ^= C_CHANGE;
         widget_redraw (w);
         send_message (w->owner, w, MSG_NOTIFY, (int) MSG_KEY, NULL);
         return MSG_HANDLED;
diff --git a/lib/widget/check.h b/lib/widget/check.h
index ed541399d..1ddfa3093 100644
--- a/lib/widget/check.h
+++ b/lib/widget/check.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define CHECK(x) ((WCheck *)(x))
 
 #define C_BOOL   0x0001
-#define C_CHANGE 0x0002
 
 /*** enums ***************************************************************************************/