diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 11632da5a..491ea9613 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ manage(Display * disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, Window w, XWindowAttributes
     attachstack(c);
     XMoveResizeWindow(disp, c->win, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h);     /* some windows require this */
     c->isbanned = True;
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 void
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ unmanage(Client * c, DC *drawcontext, long state, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
     XSetErrorHandler(xerror);
     XUngrabServer(c->display);
     if(state != NormalState)
-        arrange(c->display, c->screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+        arrange(c->display, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     p_delete(&c->tags);
     p_delete(&c);
 }
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index cf6103a26..846b4740c 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
             if(!IS_ARRANGE(floating) && !c->isfloating)
                 uicb_togglefloating(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen], NULL);
             else
-                restack(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
+                restack(e->xany.display, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
             movemouse(c, &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
         }
         else if(ev->button == Button2)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ handle_event_buttonpress(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
             if(!IS_ARRANGE(floating) && !c->isfloating)
                 uicb_togglefloating(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen], NULL);
             else
-                restack(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
+                restack(e->xany.display, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
             resizemouse(c, &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
         }
     }
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ handle_event_configurenotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
             XResizeWindow(e->xany.display, awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.window,
                           DisplayWidth(e->xany.display, screen), awesomeconf[screen].statusbar.height);
             updatebarpos(e->xany.display, awesomeconf[screen].statusbar);
-            arrange(e->xany.display, screen, &dc[screen], &awesomeconf[screen]);
+            arrange(e->xany.display, &dc[screen], &awesomeconf[screen]);
         }
 }
 
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ handle_event_propertynotify(XEvent * e, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
         case XA_WM_TRANSIENT_FOR:
             XGetTransientForHint(e->xany.display, c->win, &trans);
             if(!c->isfloating && (c->isfloating = (getclient(trans) != NULL)))
-                arrange(e->xany.display, c->screen, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
+                arrange(e->xany.display, &dc[c->screen], &awesomeconf[c->screen]);
             break;
         case XA_WM_NORMAL_HINTS:
             updatesizehints(c);
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index df98fedfe..db70c6534 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -33,22 +33,21 @@
 extern Client *clients, *sel;   /* global client list */
 
 void
-arrange(Display * disp, int screen, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
+arrange(Display * disp, DC *drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     Client *c;
 
     for(c = clients; c; c = c->next)
     {
-        if(c->screen != screen)
-            continue;
-        if(isvisible(c, screen, awesomeconf->selected_tags, awesomeconf->ntags))
+        if(isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->selected_tags, awesomeconf->ntags))
             unban(c);
-        else
+        /* we don't touch other screens windows */
+        else if(c->screen == awesomeconf->screen)
             ban(c);
     }
-    awesomeconf->current_layout->arrange(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
+    awesomeconf->current_layout->arrange(disp, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf);
     focus(disp, drawcontext, NULL, True, awesomeconf);
-    restack(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    restack(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 void
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ uicb_focusnext(Display *disp __attribute__ ((unused)),
     if(c)
     {
         focus(c->display, drawcontext, c, True, awesomeconf);
-        restack(c->display, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+        restack(c->display, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     }
 }
 
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ uicb_focusprev(Display *disp __attribute__ ((unused)),
     if(c)
     {
         focus(c->display, drawcontext, c, True, awesomeconf);
-        restack(c->display, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+        restack(c->display, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     }
 }
 
@@ -112,13 +111,13 @@ loadawesomeprops(Display *disp, int screen, awesome_config * awesomeconf)
 }
 
 void
-restack(Display * disp, int screen, DC * drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
+restack(Display * disp, DC * drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 {
     Client *c;
     XEvent ev;
     XWindowChanges wc;
 
-    drawstatusbar(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    drawstatusbar(disp, awesomeconf->screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     if(!sel)
         return;
     if(sel->isfloating || IS_ARRANGE(floating))
@@ -134,7 +133,7 @@ restack(Display * disp, int screen, DC * drawcontext, awesome_config *awesomecon
         }
         for(c = clients; c; c = c->next)
         {
-            if(!IS_TILED(c, screen, awesomeconf->selected_tags, awesomeconf->ntags) || c == sel)
+            if(!IS_TILED(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->selected_tags, awesomeconf->ntags) || c == sel)
                 continue;
             XConfigureWindow(disp, c->win, CWSibling | CWStackMode, &wc);
             wc.sibling = c->win;
@@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ uicb_setlayout(Display *disp,
         c->ftview = True;
 
     if(sel)
-        arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+        arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
     else
         drawstatusbar(disp, DefaultScreen(disp), drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 
@@ -286,6 +285,6 @@ uicb_zoom(Display *disp __attribute__ ((unused)),
     detach(sel);
     attach(sel);
     focus(sel->display, drawcontext, sel, True, awesomeconf);
-    arrange(sel->display, sel->screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(sel->display, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 } 
 
diff --git a/layout.h b/layout.h
index 6581aeb27..0965b4534 100644
--- a/layout.h
+++ b/layout.h
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 #define AWESOMEPROPS_ATOM(disp)                    XInternAtom(disp, "_AWESOME_PROPERTIES", False)
 
-void arrange(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *);             /* arranges all windows depending on the layout in use */
-void restack(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *);        /* restores z layers of all clients */
+void arrange(Display *, DC *, awesome_config *);             /* arranges all windows depending on the layout in use */
+void restack(Display *, DC *, awesome_config *);        /* restores z layers of all clients */
 void uicb_focusnext(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *, const char *);   /* focuses next visible client */
 void uicb_focusprev(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *, const char *);   /* focuses prev visible client */
 void uicb_setlayout(Display *, int, DC *, awesome_config *, const char *);   /* sets layout, NULL means next layout */
diff --git a/layouts/tile.c b/layouts/tile.c
index 949395eb2..29bc84a5b 100644
--- a/layouts/tile.c
+++ b/layouts/tile.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ uicb_setnmaster(Display *disp,
     if((awesomeconf->nmaster = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, (double) awesomeconf->nmaster)) < 0)
         awesomeconf->nmaster = 0;
 
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 void
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ uicb_setncols(Display *disp,
     if((awesomeconf->ncols = (int) compute_new_value_from_arg(arg, (double) awesomeconf->ncols)) < 1)
         awesomeconf->ncols = 1;
 
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 void
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ uicb_setmwfact(Display *disp,
     else if(awesomeconf->mwfact > 0.9)
         awesomeconf->mwfact = 0.9;
 
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 80a8bb97e..68592a7e9 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ uicb_togglebar(Display *disp,
     else
         awesomeconf->statusbar.position = BarOff;
     updatebarpos(disp, awesomeconf->statusbar);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index 0fe70bba0..abdc15ce6 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ uicb_tag(Display *disp,
     if(i >= 0 && i < awesomeconf->ntags)
         sel->tags[i] = True;
     saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** Toggle floating state of a client
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ uicb_togglefloating(Display *disp,
         sel->rh = sel->h;
     }
     saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** Toggle tag view
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ uicb_toggletag(Display *disp,
     if(j == awesomeconf->ntags)
         sel->tags[i] = True;
     saveprops(sel, awesomeconf->ntags);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** Add a tag to viewed tags
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ uicb_toggleview(Display *disp,
     if(j == awesomeconf->ntags)
         awesomeconf->selected_tags[i] = True;      /* cannot toggle last view */
     saveawesomeprops(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** View tag
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ uicb_view(Display *disp,
         awesomeconf->current_layout = awesomeconf->tag_layouts[i];
     }
     saveawesomeprops(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** View previously selected tags
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ uicb_viewprevtags(Display * disp,
         awesomeconf->selected_tags[i] = awesomeconf->prev_selected_tags[i];
         awesomeconf->prev_selected_tags[i] = t;
     }
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** View next tag
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ uicb_tag_viewnext(Display *disp,
         firsttag = 0;
     awesomeconf->selected_tags[firsttag] = True;
     saveawesomeprops(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }
 
 /** View previous tag
@@ -351,5 +351,5 @@ uicb_tag_viewprev(Display *disp,
         firsttag = awesomeconf->ntags - 1;
     awesomeconf->selected_tags[firsttag] = True;
     saveawesomeprops(disp, screen, awesomeconf);
-    arrange(disp, screen, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
+    arrange(disp, drawcontext, awesomeconf);
 }