  The redshift drift is computed along light rays propagating through a
simulated universe based on the Newtonian N-body simulation code GADGET-2
combined with a perturbed Friedmann-Lemaitre-Robertson-Walker metric in the
Newtonian gauge. It is found that the mean redshift drift is equal to the drift
of the mean redshift to the precision of the numerical computations and that
this is due to a high degree of cancellation between two dominant components of
the redshift drift. This result is contrary to earlier findings based on
inhomogeneous cosmological models exhibiting cosmic backreaction.
\newline\indent For simplicity, the results neglect contributions from optical
drift. Based on a study of the redshift drift in a Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi model,
the optical drift effects are estimated to be at most of order 10\% of the
redshift drift signal. In addition, it is found that the redshift drift
contribution from peculiar acceleration of the emitter is negligible in the
simulation setup. However, it is expected that the contribution from peculiar
acceleration of the emitter is suppressed in the setup due to low resolution of
structures and it is hence expected that this contribution will be larger for
real observations.
