diff --git a/awesomerc.1.txt b/awesomerc.1.txt
index 5a479c60f..036c43c23 100644
--- a/awesomerc.1.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.1.txt
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ screen <integer> [MULTI]
         font = <font> 
         new_become_master = <boolean>
         new_get_focus = <boolean>
-        opacity_unfocused = <integer>
         resize_hints = <boolean> 
         sloppy_focus = <boolean>
         snap = <integer> 
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 8759b8d69..04f927572 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, int screen)
                            globalconf.focus->client->win, False, True);
         XSetWindowBorder(globalconf.display, globalconf.focus->client->win,
                          globalconf.screens[screen].colors_normal[ColBorder].pixel);
-        window_settrans(globalconf.focus->client->win,
-                        globalconf.screens[screen].opacity_unfocused);
     }
 
 
@@ -203,11 +201,6 @@ focus(Client *c, Bool selscreen, int screen)
         widget_invalidate_cache(screen, WIDGET_CACHE_CLIENTS);
         XSetInputFocus(globalconf.display,
                        globalconf.focus->client->win, RevertToPointerRoot, CurrentTime);
-        for(c = globalconf.clients; c; c = c->next)
-            if(c != globalconf.focus->client)
-                window_settrans(globalconf.focus->client->win,
-                                globalconf.screens[screen].opacity_unfocused);
-        window_settrans(globalconf.focus->client->win, -1);
         restack(screen);
     }
     else
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index b9edaaa1b..49fb3c550 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ config_parse_screen(cfg_t *cfg, int screen)
     virtscreen->borderpx = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "border");
     virtscreen->snap = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "snap");
     virtscreen->resize_hints = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "resize_hints");
-    virtscreen->opacity_unfocused = cfg_getint(cfg_general, "opacity_unfocused");
     virtscreen->focus_move_pointer = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "focus_move_pointer");
     virtscreen->allow_lower_floats = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "allow_lower_floats");
     virtscreen->sloppy_focus = cfg_getbool(cfg_general, "sloppy_focus");
@@ -442,7 +441,6 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         CFG_INT((char *) "border", 1, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_INT((char *) "snap", 8, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "resize_hints", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
-        CFG_INT((char *) "opacity_unfocused", 100, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "focus_move_pointer", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "allow_lower_floats", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "sloppy_focus", cfg_true, CFGF_NONE),
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 03eb6ee37..4fac9afd6 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -258,8 +258,6 @@ typedef struct
     int snap;
     /** Border size */
     int borderpx;
-    /** Transparency of unfocused clients */
-    int opacity_unfocused;
     /** Focus move pointer */
     Bool focus_move_pointer;
     /** Allow floats to be lowered on focus change */