diff --git a/awesomerc.1.txt b/awesomerc.1.txt
index 7b5043327..c8b11e84d 100644
--- a/awesomerc.1.txt
+++ b/awesomerc.1.txt
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ rules
         name = <regex> 
         xproperty_name = <string>
         xproperty_value = <regex>
-        float = <{auto,true,false}>
+        float = <boolean>
         tags = <regex>
         screen = <integer> 
         icon = <image> 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 5398b1f54..918d349e5 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
         CFG_STR((char *) "name", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR((char *) "tags", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_STR((char *) "icon", NULL, CFGF_NONE),
-        CFG_STR((char *) "float", (char *) "auto", CFGF_NONE),
+        CFG_BOOL((char *) "float", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_INT((char *) "screen", RULE_NOSCREEN, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_BOOL((char *) "not_master", cfg_false, CFGF_NONE),
         CFG_END()
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ config_parse(const char *confpatharg)
             rule->xprop = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "xproperty_name"));
             rule->xpropval_r = rules_compile_regex(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "xproperty_value"));
             rule->icon = a_strdup(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "icon"));
-            rule->isfloating = rules_get_float_from_str(cfg_getstr(cfgsectmp, "float"));
+            rule->isfloating = cfg_getbool(cfgsectmp, "float");
             rule->screen = cfg_getint(cfgsectmp, "screen");
             rule->not_master = cfg_getbool(cfgsectmp, "not_master");
             if(rule->screen >= get_screen_count())
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 2b065c540..754507164 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ typedef enum
     Off
 } Position;
 
-typedef enum
-{
-    Float,
-    Tile,
-    Auto,
-} RuleFloat;
-
 /** Common colors */
 enum
 { ColBorder, ColFG, ColBG, ColLast };
@@ -56,7 +49,7 @@ struct Rule
     char *icon;
     char *xprop;
     int screen;
-    RuleFloat isfloating;
+    Bool isfloating;
     Bool not_master;
     regex_t *prop_r;
     regex_t *tags_r;
diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 919c63ff9..e8005aa19 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -160,9 +160,6 @@ handle_event_configurerequest(XEvent * e)
         {
             old_screen = c->screen;
 
-            if(get_current_layout(c->screen)->arrange != layout_floating)
-                c->isfloating = True;
-
             /* if not resized, send event anyway */
             if(!client_resize(c, geometry, False))
             {
diff --git a/rules.c b/rules.c
index 702ad2fe5..1def6a8a1 100644
--- a/rules.c
+++ b/rules.c
@@ -97,16 +97,4 @@ is_tag_match_rules(Tag *t, Rule *r)
     return False;
 }
 
-
-RuleFloat
-rules_get_float_from_str(const char *str)
-{
-    if(!a_strcmp(str, "true") || !a_strcmp(str, "yes"))
-        return Float;
-    else if(!a_strcmp(str, "false") || !a_strcmp(str, "no"))
-        return Tile;
-
-    return Auto;
-}
-
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=80
diff --git a/rules.h b/rules.h
index 2664eb937..390b76a40 100644
--- a/rules.h
+++ b/rules.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 regex_t * rules_compile_regex(char *);    
 Bool client_match_rule(Client *, Rule *);
 Bool is_tag_match_rules(Tag *, Rule *);
-RuleFloat rules_get_float_from_str(const char *);
 
 #endif
 // vim: filetype=c:expandtab:shiftwidth=4:tabstop=8:softtabstop=4:encoding=utf-8:textwidth=80
diff --git a/tag.c b/tag.c
index ba885bf86..d8c4c52ab 100644
--- a/tag.c
+++ b/tag.c
@@ -121,17 +121,7 @@ tag_client_with_rules(Client *c)
     for(r = globalconf.rules; r; r = r->next)
         if(client_match_rule(c, r))
         {
-            switch(r->isfloating)
-            {
-              case Tile:
-                c->isfloating = False;
-                break;
-              case Float:
-                c->isfloating = True;
-                break;
-              default:
-                break;
-            }
+            c->isfloating = r->isfloating;
 
             if(r->screen != RULE_NOSCREEN && r->screen != c->screen)
                 move_client_to_screen(c, r->screen, True);