diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
index e4952f2c7b..11e6fc769b 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdksurface-x11.c
@@ -2445,14 +2445,6 @@ gdk_x11_surface_set_geometry_hints (GdkSurface         *surface,
     }
   
   size_hints.flags = 0;
-  
-  size_hints.flags |= PPosition;
-  /* We need to initialize the following obsolete fields because KWM 
-   * apparently uses these fields if they are non-zero.
-   * #@#!#!$!.
-   */
-  size_hints.x = 0;
-  size_hints.y = 0;
 
   if (geom_mask & GDK_HINT_MIN_SIZE)
     {