diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/align.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/align.lua
index 24a64410a..69e6b9cd6 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/align.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/align.lua
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ for _, pos in ipairs{
     "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "centered",
 } do
 local c1 = client.gen_fake {x = 80, y = 55, width=75, height=50}
-c1:_hide()
+c1:_hide_all()
 placement.align(client.focus, {position = pos, honor_workarea=true})
 c1:set_label(pos)
 end
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize.lua
index 494ff3c6d..aa40c2bf9 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ for k, pos in ipairs{ --DOC_HIDE
 local c1 = client.gen_fake {--DOC_HIDE
     x = screen[k].geometry.x+40, --DOC_HIDE
     y = screen[k].geometry.y+40, width=75, height=50, screen=screen[k]} --DOC_HIDE
+    c1:_hide_all() --DOC_HIDE
     placement.maximize(c1, {axis = pos ~= "" and pos or nil}) --DOC_HIDE
 
     if k == 1 then --DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_horizontally.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_horizontally.lua
index 7fdf965ff..de0f85b2a 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_horizontally.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_horizontally.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ screen[1]._resize {width = 128, height = 96} --DOC_HIDE
 local placement = require("awful.placement") --DOC_HIDE
 
 local c = client.gen_fake {x = 45, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
+c:_hide_all() --DOC_HIDE
 placement.maximize_horizontally(c)
 
 assert(c.width + 2*c.border_width == screen[1].geometry.width) --DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_vertically.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_vertically.lua
index b37581157..d3ef034bd 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_vertically.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/maximize_vertically.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ screen[1]._resize {width = 128, height = 96} --DOC_HIDE
 local placement = require("awful.placement") --DOC_HIDE
 
 local c = client.gen_fake {x = 45, y = 35, width=40, height=30} --DOC_HIDE
+c:_hide_all() --DOC_HIDE
 placement.maximize_vertically(c)
 
 assert(c.height+2*c.border_width == screen[1].geometry.height)--DOC_HIDE
diff --git a/tests/examples/awful/placement/next_to.lua b/tests/examples/awful/placement/next_to.lua
index ae3557280..ccaa893e1 100644
--- a/tests/examples/awful/placement/next_to.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/awful/placement/next_to.lua
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ local awful = { placement = require("awful.placement") }--DOC_HIDE
 screen[1]._resize {x= 0, width = 640, height=200} --DOC_HIDE
 
 local parent_client = client.gen_fake {x = 0, y = 0, width=350, height=70} --DOC_HIDE
-parent_client:_hide() --DOC_HIDE
+parent_client:_hide_all() --DOC_HIDE
 awful.placement.centered(client.focus) --DOC_HIDE
 parent_client:set_label("Parent client") --DOC_HIDE
 
 for _, pos in ipairs{"left", "right", "top", "bottom"} do
     for _, anchor in ipairs{"front", "middle", "back"} do
         local c1 = client.gen_fake {x = 0, y = 0, width=80, height=20} --DOC_HIDE
-        c1:_hide() --DOC_HIDE
+        c1:_hide_all() --DOC_HIDE
         local _,p,a = --DOC_HIDE
         awful.placement.next_to(
             client.focus,