diff --git a/testcases/new-test b/testcases/new-test
index 14465d2d..4efcde5d 100755
--- a/testcases/new-test
+++ b/testcases/new-test
@@ -83,10 +83,6 @@ if ($multi_monitor) {
     print $fh <<'EOF';
 use i3test i3_autostart => 0;
 
-# Ensure the pointer is at (0, 0) so that we really start on the first
-# (the left) workspace.
-$x->root->warp_pointer(0, 0);
-
 my $config = <<EOT;
 # i3 config file (v4)
 font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1