diff --git a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
index 7518453e6..d007d12c1 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ void init_device_keyboard(struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev) {
 	const char *name = get_libinput_device_name(dev->handle);
 	struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_kb = &dev->keyboard;
 	wlr_keyboard_init(wlr_kb, &libinput_keyboard_impl, name);
-
-	libinput_device_led_update(dev->handle, 0);
 }
 
 void handle_keyboard_key(struct libinput_event *event,