diff --git a/clientgui/msw/taskbarex.cpp b/clientgui/msw/taskbarex.cpp
index ef1b18a654..7a56a03502 100644
--- a/clientgui/msw/taskbarex.cpp
+++ b/clientgui/msw/taskbarex.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ bool wxTaskBarIconEx::SetBalloon(const wxIcon& icon, const wxString title, const
 
     lstrcpyn(notifyData.szInfoTitle, WXSTRINGCAST title, sizeof(notifyData.szInfoTitle));
     lstrcpyn(notifyData.szInfo, WXSTRINGCAST message, sizeof(notifyData.szInfo));
-    lstrcpyn(notifyData.szTip, WXSTRINGCAST wxEmptyString, sizeof(notifyData.szTip));
 
     UpdateIcon();
     return m_iconAdded;
@@ -216,7 +215,6 @@ bool wxTaskBarIconEx::QueueBalloon(const wxIcon& icon, const wxString title, con
 
     lstrcpyn(notifyData.szInfoTitle, WXSTRINGCAST title, sizeof(notifyData.szInfoTitle));
     lstrcpyn(notifyData.szInfo, WXSTRINGCAST message, sizeof(notifyData.szInfo));
-    lstrcpyn(notifyData.szTip, WXSTRINGCAST wxEmptyString, sizeof(notifyData.szTip));
 
     UpdateIcon();
     return m_iconAdded;