diff --git a/lib/awful/menu.lua.in b/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
index 8aac793a1..6d3a403ca 100644
--- a/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
+++ b/lib/awful/menu.lua.in
@@ -460,7 +460,6 @@ end
 --        informations.
 -- @return The menu.
 function menu.clients(args, item_args)
-    local args = args or args1
     local cls = capi.client.get()
     local cls_t = {}
     for k, c in pairs(cls) do