diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 4770840e6..1baeadecd 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ manage(Display *disp, Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa, awesome_config *awesomeco
 
     c = p_new(Client, 1);
     c->win = w;
-    c->ftview = True;
     c->x = c->rw = wa->x;
     c->y = c->ry = wa->y;
     c->w = c->rw = wa->width;
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 5aad3f9e0..bdbab6e8e 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ struct Client
     int screen;
     /** Client physical screen */
     int phys_screen;
-    /** First time viewed on new layout */
-    Bool ftview;
 };
 
 /** Main configuration structure */
diff --git a/layout.c b/layout.c
index e8724e0d7..4363f8fdc 100644
--- a/layout.c
+++ b/layout.c
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ uicb_setlayout(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
                const char *arg)
 {
     int i, j;
-    Client *c;
 
     if(arg)
     {
@@ -206,9 +205,6 @@ uicb_setlayout(awesome_config * awesomeconf,
         if (awesomeconf->tags[j].selected)
             awesomeconf->tags[j].layout = &awesomeconf->layouts[i];
 
-    for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
-        c->ftview = True;
-
     if(*awesomeconf->client_sel)
         arrange(awesomeconf);
     else
diff --git a/layouts/floating.c b/layouts/floating.c
index 9e983d2f1..1708ff6e3 100644
--- a/layouts/floating.c
+++ b/layouts/floating.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ layout_floating(awesome_config *awesomeconf)
 
     for(c = *awesomeconf->clients; c; c = c->next)
         if(isvisible(c, awesomeconf->screen, awesomeconf->tags, awesomeconf->ntags))
-        {
-            if(c->ftview)
-            {
-                resize(c, c->rx, c->ry, c->rw, c->rh, awesomeconf, True);
-                c->ftview = False;
-            }
-            else
-                resize(c, c->x, c->y, c->w, c->h, awesomeconf, True);
-        }
+            resize(c, c->rx, c->ry, c->rw, c->rh, awesomeconf, True);
 }
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