diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index 4976e08615..248f74d314 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -538,14 +538,7 @@ bool Client::manage( bool isMapped, bool doNotShow, bool isInitial )
     if ( isMapped  || session || isTransient() ) {
 	placementDone = TRUE;
     }  else {
-      // Motif apps set invalid hints. Workaround that
-      // if ( (xSizeHint.flags & PPosition) || (xSizeHint.flags & USPosition) ) {
-        if ( ( ( xSizeHint.flags & PPosition ) &&
-	      // For most Motif apps (from KDE 1.1.2 kwm)
-	       ( xSizeHint.x!=0 || xSizeHint.y!=0 ) &&
-	      // Personally for Netscape - ugly, but tired of that bug ...
-	       ( xSizeHint.x!=10 || xSizeHint.y!=10 ) ) ||
-	     ( xSizeHint.flags & USPosition ) )  {
+	if ( (xSizeHint.flags & PPosition) || (xSizeHint.flags & USPosition) ) {
 	    placementDone = TRUE;
 	    if ( windowType() == NET::Normal && !area.contains( geom.topLeft() ) && may_move ) {
 		int tx = geom.x();