diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 937b4b73..012e08d4 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ name_func_lookup(const char *funcname, const NameFuncLink * list)
     return NULL;
 }
 
-/** \todo remove screen */
-extern int screen;
 /** \todo remove dc */
 extern DC dc;
 
@@ -153,7 +151,7 @@ uicb_reload(Display *disp, jdwm_config *jdwmconf, const char *arg __attribute__
     p_delete(&jdwmconf->selected_tags);
     p_delete(&jdwmconf->layouts);
     p_delete(&jdwmconf->tag_layouts);
-    parse_config(disp, screen, &dc, jdwmconf);
+    parse_config(disp, DefaultScreen(disp), &dc, jdwmconf);
 }
 
 /** Set default configuration
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index a4f9197d..e086622f 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "layouts/floating.h"
 
 /* extern */
-extern int screen;      /* screen geometry */
 extern int wax, way, wah, waw;  /* windowarea geometry */
 extern Window barwin;
 extern DC dc;                   /* global draw context */
@@ -239,7 +238,7 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
         DisplayWidth(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)) = ev->width;
         DisplayHeight(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)) = ev->height;
         XFreePixmap(e->xany.display, dc.drawable);
-        dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(e->xany.display, DefaultRootWindow(e->xany.display), DisplayWidth(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(e->xany.display, screen));
+        dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(e->xany.display, DefaultRootWindow(e->xany.display), DisplayWidth(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)));
         XResizeWindow(e->xany.display, barwin, DisplayWidth(e->xany.display, DefaultScreen(e->xany.display)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height);
         updatebarpos(e->xany.display, jdwmconf->statusbar);
         arrange(e->xany.display, jdwmconf);
diff --git a/jdwm.c b/jdwm.c
index fa5be544..a220539a 100644
--- a/jdwm.c
+++ b/jdwm.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "layout.h"
 #include "tag.h"
 
-int screen, sx, sy, wax, way, waw, wah;
+int sx, sy, wax, way, waw, wah;
 Atom wmatom[WMLast], netatom[NetLast];
 Client *clients = NULL;
 Client *sel = NULL;
@@ -176,14 +176,14 @@ setup(Display *disp, jdwm_config *jdwmconf)
     wa.background_pixmap = ParentRelative;
     wa.event_mask = ButtonPressMask | ExposureMask;
     barwin = XCreateWindow(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), sx, sy, DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height, 0,
-                           DefaultDepth(disp, screen), CopyFromParent,
-                           DefaultVisual(disp, screen),
+                           DefaultDepth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)), CopyFromParent,
+                           DefaultVisual(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)),
                            CWOverrideRedirect | CWBackPixmap | CWEventMask, &wa);
     XDefineCursor(disp, barwin, cursor[CurNormal]);
     updatebarpos(disp, jdwmconf->statusbar);
     XMapRaised(disp, barwin);
     /* pixmap for everything */
-    dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(disp, screen));
+    dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), DisplayWidth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)), jdwmconf->statusbar.height, DefaultDepth(disp, DefaultScreen(disp)));
     dc.gc = XCreateGC(disp, DefaultRootWindow(disp), 0, 0);
     XSetLineAttributes(disp, dc.gc, 1, LineSolid, CapButt, JoinMiter);
     if(!dc.font.set)
@@ -285,8 +285,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     if(!(dpy = XOpenDisplay(NULL)))
         eprint("jdwm: cannot open display\n");
     xfd = ConnectionNumber(dpy);
-    screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
-    root = RootWindow(dpy, screen);
+    root = RootWindow(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy));
     XSetErrorHandler(xerrorstart);
 
     /* this causes an error if some other window manager is running */
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     XSetErrorHandler(NULL);
     xerrorxlib = XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
     XSync(dpy, False);
-    parse_config(dpy, screen, &dc, &jdwmconf);
+    parse_config(dpy, DefaultScreen(dpy), &dc, &jdwmconf);
     setup(dpy, &jdwmconf);
     drawstatus(dpy, &jdwmconf);
     scan(dpy, &jdwmconf);