diff --git a/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc b/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
index 51ccfef8c689f..cf26c47e83e78 100644
--- a/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
+++ b/shell/browser/native_window_views.cc
@@ -303,14 +303,9 @@ NativeWindowViews::NativeWindowViews(const gin_helper::Dictionary& options,
 
 #if defined(USE_OZONE_PLATFORM_X11)
   if (IsX11()) {
-    // TODO(ckerr): remove in Electron v20.0.0
     // Before the window is mapped the SetWMSpecState can not work, so we have
     // to manually set the _NET_WM_STATE.
     std::vector<x11::Atom> state_atom_list;
-    bool skip_taskbar = false;
-    if (options.Get(options::kSkipTaskbar, &skip_taskbar) && skip_taskbar) {
-      state_atom_list.push_back(x11::GetAtom("_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR"));
-    }
 
     // Before the window is mapped, there is no SHOW_FULLSCREEN_STATE.
     if (fullscreen) {