diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index fb02564b97..6a7ded4cc2 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -2195,7 +2195,7 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
             if (geom_restore.width() == 0 || !clientArea.contains(geom_restore.center())) {
                 // needs placement
                 plainResize(adjustedSize(QSize(width() * 2 / 3, clientArea.height()), SizemodeFixedH), geom_mode);
-                workspace()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
+                Placement::self()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
             } else {
                 setGeometry(QRect(QPoint(geom_restore.x(), clientArea.top()),
                                   adjustedSize(QSize(geom_restore.width(), clientArea.height()), SizemodeFixedH)), geom_mode);
@@ -2213,7 +2213,7 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
             if (geom_restore.height() == 0 || !clientArea.contains(geom_restore.center())) {
                 // needs placement
                 plainResize(adjustedSize(QSize(clientArea.width(), height() * 2 / 3), SizemodeFixedW), geom_mode);
-                workspace()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
+                Placement::self()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
             } else {
                 setGeometry(QRect(QPoint(clientArea.left(), geom_restore.y()),
                                   adjustedSize(QSize(clientArea.width(), geom_restore.height()), SizemodeFixedW)), geom_mode);
@@ -2244,7 +2244,7 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
             if (geom_restore.height() > 0)
                 s.setHeight(geom_restore.height());
             plainResize(adjustedSize(s));
-            workspace()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
+            Placement::self()->placeSmart(this, clientArea);
             restore = geometry();
             if (geom_restore.width() > 0)
                 restore.moveLeft(geom_restore.x());
@@ -2254,7 +2254,7 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
         }
         setGeometry(restore, geom_mode);
         if (!clientArea.contains(geom_restore.center()))    // Not restoring to the same screen
-            workspace()->place(this, clientArea);
+            Placement::self()->place(this, clientArea);
         info->setState(0, NET::Max);
         break;
     }
diff --git a/manage.cpp b/manage.cpp
index 43df1b9e78..8d562c6c2e 100644
--- a/manage.cpp
+++ b/manage.cpp
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ bool Client::manage(Window w, bool isMapped)
     }
     if (!placementDone) {
         // Placement needs to be after setting size
-        workspace()->place(this, area);
+        Placement::self()->place(this, area);
         placementDone = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/placement.cpp b/placement.cpp
index cc25e8607f..ff75e6cc1c 100644
--- a/placement.cpp
+++ b/placement.cpp
@@ -885,19 +885,6 @@ int Workspace::packPositionDown(const Client* cl, int oldy, bool bottom_edge) co
     return newy;
 }
 
-/*!
-  Asks the internal positioning object to place a client
-*/
-void Workspace::place(Client* c, QRect& area)
-{
-    initPositioning->place(c, area);
-}
-
-void Workspace::placeSmart(Client* c, const QRect& area)
-{
-    initPositioning->placeSmart(c, area);
-}
-
 #endif
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/workspace.h b/workspace.h
index c0f4c541e0..13783f55df 100644
--- a/workspace.h
+++ b/workspace.h
@@ -158,9 +158,6 @@ public:
      */
     void setClientIsMoving(Client* c);
 
-    void place(Client* c, QRect& area);
-    void placeSmart(Client* c, const QRect& area);
-
     QPoint adjustClientPosition(Client* c, QPoint pos, bool unrestricted, double snapAdjust = 1.0);
     QRect adjustClientSize(Client* c, QRect moveResizeGeom, int mode);
     void raiseClient(Client* c, bool nogroup = false);