diff --git a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
index 780e041d8..2e852dc05 100644
--- a/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/hyprland/workspaces.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ void Workspaces::init() {
   if (m_scrollEventConnection_.connected()) {
     m_scrollEventConnection_.disconnect();
   }
-  bool hasScrollConfig = config_["on-scroll-up"].isString() || config_["on-scroll-down"].isString();
-  if (barScroll() || hasScrollConfig) {
+
+  if (barScroll()) {
     auto& window = const_cast<Bar&>(m_bar).window;
     window.add_events(Gdk::SCROLL_MASK | Gdk::SMOOTH_SCROLL_MASK);
     m_scrollEventConnection_ =