diff --git a/widget.c b/widget.c
index 32771a14..b5c4d318 100644
--- a/widget.c
+++ b/widget.c
@@ -261,15 +261,6 @@ widget_render(widget_node_array_t *widgets, draw_context_t *ctx, xcb_gcontext_t
     }
 }
 
-/** Common function for creating a widget.
- * \param widget The allocated widget.
- */
-void
-widget_common_new(widget_t *widget)
-{
-    widget->align_supported = AlignLeft | AlignRight;
-}
-
 /** Invalidate widgets which should be refresh depending on their types.
  * \param screen Virtual screen number.
  * \param type Widget type to invalidate.
@@ -354,6 +345,8 @@ luaA_widget_new(lua_State *L)
 
     w->type = wc;
 
+    w->align_supported |= AlignLeft | AlignRight;
+
     /* Set visible by default. */
     w->isvisible = true;
 
diff --git a/widget.h b/widget.h
index 34cfda4d..73f79e55 100644
--- a/widget.h
+++ b/widget.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ void widget_delete(widget_t **);
 DO_RCNT(widget_t, widget, widget_delete)
 
 int widget_calculate_offset(int, int, int, int);
-void widget_common_new(widget_t *);
 void widget_render(widget_node_array_t *, draw_context_t *, xcb_gcontext_t, xcb_drawable_t, int, orientation_t, int, int, wibox_t *);
 
 int luaA_widget_userdata_new(lua_State *, widget_t *);
diff --git a/widgets/graph.c b/widgets/graph.c
index d0cbc5c0..731db5e3 100644
--- a/widgets/graph.c
+++ b/widgets/graph.c
@@ -588,7 +588,6 @@ graph_new(alignment_t align)
     graph_data_t *d;
 
     w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
-    widget_common_new(w);
 
     w->draw = graph_draw;
     w->index = luaA_graph_index;
diff --git a/widgets/imagebox.c b/widgets/imagebox.c
index 046d4dfe..518ccae3 100644
--- a/widgets/imagebox.c
+++ b/widgets/imagebox.c
@@ -218,7 +218,6 @@ imagebox_new(alignment_t align)
 {
     widget_t *w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
     imagebox_data_t *d;
-    widget_common_new(w);
     w->align = align;
     w->draw = imagebox_draw;
     w->index = luaA_imagebox_index;
diff --git a/widgets/progressbar.c b/widgets/progressbar.c
index 3a5546f6..c6adb7fb 100644
--- a/widgets/progressbar.c
+++ b/widgets/progressbar.c
@@ -646,7 +646,6 @@ progressbar_new(alignment_t align)
     progressbar_data_t *d;
 
     w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
-    widget_common_new(w);
     w->align = align;
     w->draw = progressbar_draw;
     w->index = luaA_progressbar_index;
diff --git a/widgets/systray.c b/widgets/systray.c
index ef12ff71..7383bf02 100644
--- a/widgets/systray.c
+++ b/widgets/systray.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ systray_new(alignment_t align)
     widget_t *w;
 
     w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
-    widget_common_new(w);
     w->align = align;
     w->draw = systray_draw;
     w->geometry = systray_geometry;
diff --git a/widgets/textbox.c b/widgets/textbox.c
index 43b4f1cc..28a494a8 100644
--- a/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ textbox_new(alignment_t align)
     textbox_data_t *d;
 
     w = p_new(widget_t, 1);
-    widget_common_new(w);
     w->align = align;
     w->align_supported |= AlignFlex;
     w->draw = textbox_draw;