diff -up metacity-2.25.144/src/core/bell.c.no-more-brokkoli metacity-2.25.144/src/core/bell.c
--- metacity-2.25.144/src/core/bell.c.no-more-brokkoli	2009-02-21 12:04:32.447950258 -0500
+++ metacity-2.25.144/src/core/bell.c	2009-02-21 12:04:41.191943469 -0500
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ meta_bell_notify (MetaDisplay *display, 
       ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_EVENT_ID, "bell-window-system");
       ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_EVENT_DESCRIPTION, _("Bell event"));
       ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_MEDIA_ROLE, "event");
-      ca_proplist_sets (p, CA_PROP_CANBERRA_ENABLE, "1");
 
       window = meta_display_lookup_x_window (display, xkb_bell_event->window);
       if (!window && (display->focus_window) && (display->focus_window->frame))