diff --git a/lisp/menu-bar.el b/lisp/menu-bar.el
index 731da193ef1..8f825a19adc 100644
--- a/lisp/menu-bar.el
+++ b/lisp/menu-bar.el
@@ -1476,18 +1476,6 @@ mail status in mode line"))
     (bindings--define-key menu [cursor-separator]
       menu-bar-separator)
 
-    (bindings--define-key menu [save-desktop]
-      (menu-bar-make-toggle
-       toggle-save-desktop-globally desktop-save-mode
-       "Save State between Sessions"
-       "Saving desktop state %s"
-       "Visit desktop of previous session when restarting Emacs"
-       (require 'desktop)
-       ;; Do it by name, to avoid a free-variable
-       ;; warning during byte compilation.
-       (set-default
-	'desktop-save-mode (not (symbol-value 'desktop-save-mode)))))
-
     (bindings--define-key menu [save-place]
       (menu-bar-make-toggle
        toggle-save-place-globally save-place-mode