diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index e807330..ead6ec2 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct Monitor {
 	unsigned int tagset[2];
 	double mfact;
 	int nmaster;
-	Client *fullscreenclient;
 };
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -249,7 +248,6 @@ static void keypressmod(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void killclient(const Arg *arg);
 static void maplayersurfacenotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void mapnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void maximizeclient(Client *c);
 static void monocle(Monitor *m);
 static void motionabsolute(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void motionnotify(uint32_t time);
@@ -485,8 +483,6 @@ arrange(Monitor *m)
 {
 	if (m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange)
 		m->lt[m->sellt]->arrange(m);
-	else if (m->fullscreenclient)
-		maximizeclient(m->fullscreenclient);
 	/* TODO recheck pointer focus here... or in resize()? */
 }
 
@@ -885,9 +881,6 @@ createnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
 	if (xdg_surface->role != WLR_XDG_SURFACE_ROLE_TOPLEVEL)
 		return;
-	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link)
-		if (c->isfullscreen && VISIBLEON(c, c->mon))
-			setfullscreen(c, 0);
 
 	/* Allocate a Client for this surface */
 	c = xdg_surface->data = calloc(1, sizeof(*c));
@@ -1042,14 +1035,8 @@ void
 togglefullscreen(const Arg *arg)
 {
 	Client *sel = selclient();
-	setfullscreen(sel, !sel->isfullscreen);
-}
-
-void
-maximizeclient(Client *c)
-{
-	resize(c, c->mon->m.x, c->mon->m.y, c->mon->m.width, c->mon->m.height, 0);
-	/* used for fullscreen clients */
+	if (sel)
+		setfullscreen(sel, !sel->isfullscreen);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1064,13 +1051,11 @@ setfullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
 		c->prevy = c->geom.y;
 		c->prevheight = c->geom.height;
 		c->prevwidth = c->geom.width;
-		c->mon->fullscreenclient = c;
-		maximizeclient(c);
+		resize(c, c->mon->m.x, c->mon->m.y, c->mon->m.width, c->mon->m.height, 0);
 	} else {
 		/* restore previous size instead of arrange for floating windows since
 		 * client positions are set by the user and cannot be recalculated */
 		resize(c, c->prevx, c->prevy, c->prevwidth, c->prevheight, 0);
-		c->mon->fullscreenclient = NULL;
 		arrange(c->mon);
 	}
 }
@@ -1337,7 +1322,7 @@ void
 mapnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
 	/* Called when the surface is mapped, or ready to display on-screen. */
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, map), *oldfocus = selclient();
+	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, map);
 
 	if (client_is_unmanaged(c)) {
 		/* Insert this independent into independents lists. */
@@ -1356,14 +1341,6 @@ mapnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 
 	/* Set initial monitor, tags, floating status, and focus */
 	applyrules(c);
-
-	if (c->mon->fullscreenclient && c->mon->fullscreenclient == oldfocus
-			&& !c->isfloating && c->mon->lt[c->mon->sellt]->arrange) {
-		maximizeclient(c->mon->fullscreenclient);
-		focusclient(c->mon->fullscreenclient, 1);
-		/* give the focus back the fullscreen client on that monitor if exists,
-		 * is focused and the new client isn't floating */
-	}
 }
 
 void
@@ -1372,12 +1349,9 @@ monocle(Monitor *m)
 	Client *c;
 
 	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
-		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating)
+		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen)
 			continue;
-		if (c->isfullscreen)
-			maximizeclient(c);
-		else
-			resize(c, m->w.x, m->w.y, m->w.width, m->w.height, 0);
+		resize(c, m->w.x, m->w.y, m->w.width, m->w.height, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2229,11 +2203,9 @@ tile(Monitor *m)
 		mw = m->w.width;
 	i = my = ty = 0;
 	wl_list_for_each(c, &clients, link) {
-		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating)
+		if (!VISIBLEON(c, m) || c->isfloating || c->isfullscreen)
 			continue;
-		if (c->isfullscreen)
-			maximizeclient(c);
-		else if (i < m->nmaster) {
+		if (i < m->nmaster) {
 			h = (m->w.height - my) / (MIN(n, m->nmaster) - i);
 			resize(c, m->w.x, m->w.y + my, mw, h, 0);
 			my += c->geom.height;