diff --git a/sway/tree/workspace.c b/sway/tree/workspace.c
index 62974cd7..588e2aae 100644
--- a/sway/tree/workspace.c
+++ b/sway/tree/workspace.c
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ static void workspace_name_from_binding(const struct sway_binding * binding,
 		char *_target = strdup(name);
 		_target = do_var_replacement(_target);
 		strip_quotes(_target);
-		while (isspace(*_target)) {
-			memmove(_target, _target+1, strlen(_target+1));
-		}
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Got valid workspace command for target: '%s'",
 				_target);