diff --git a/common/swindow.c b/common/swindow.c
index 2444e881..60cf252a 100644
--- a/common/swindow.c
+++ b/common/swindow.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ simplewindow_delete(simple_window_t **sw)
 {
     xcb_destroy_window((*sw)->connection, (*sw)->window);
     xcb_free_pixmap((*sw)->connection, (*sw)->drawable);
+    xcb_free_gc((*sw)->connection, (*sw)->gc);
     p_delete(sw);
 }
 
@@ -128,17 +129,4 @@ simplewindow_resize(simple_window_t *sw, unsigned int w, unsigned int h)
                          resize_win_vals);
 }
 
-/** Refresh the window content
- * \param sw the simple_window_t to refresh
- * \param phys_screen physical screen id
- */
-void
-simplewindow_refresh_drawable(simple_window_t *sw)
-{
-    xcb_copy_area(sw->connection, sw->drawable,
-                  sw->window, sw->gc, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-                  sw->geometry.width,
-                  sw->geometry.height);
-}
-
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diff --git a/common/swindow.h b/common/swindow.h
index 9221b540..85570a50 100644
--- a/common/swindow.h
+++ b/common/swindow.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ simple_window_t * simplewindow_new(xcb_connection_t *, int, int, int, unsigned i
 void simplewindow_delete(simple_window_t **);
 void simplewindow_move(simple_window_t *, int, int);
 void simplewindow_resize(simple_window_t *, unsigned int, unsigned int);
-void simplewindow_refresh_drawable(simple_window_t *);
 
 static inline void
 simplewindow_move_resize(simple_window_t *sw, int x, int y,
@@ -49,5 +48,18 @@ simplewindow_move_resize(simple_window_t *sw, int x, int y,
   simplewindow_resize(sw, w, h);
 }
 
+/** Refresh the window content
+ * \param sw the simple_window_t to refresh
+ * \param phys_screen physical screen id
+ */
+static inline void
+simplewindow_refresh_drawable(simple_window_t *sw)
+{
+    xcb_copy_area(sw->connection, sw->drawable,
+                  sw->window, sw->gc, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+                  sw->geometry.width,
+                  sw->geometry.height);
+}
+
 #endif
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