diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index df39da56de..d59a3373b1 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -724,8 +724,6 @@ private:
     Xcb::Window m_client;
     Xcb::Window m_wrapper;
     Xcb::Window m_frame;
-    // wrapper around m_frame to use as a parent for the decoration
-    QScopedPointer<QWindow> m_frameWrapper;
     KDecoration2::Decoration *m_decoration;
     QPointer<Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl> m_decoratedClient;
     QElapsedTimer m_decorationDoubleClickTimer;
diff --git a/manage.cpp b/manage.cpp
index 295aafc8df..4d78e80075 100644
--- a/manage.cpp
+++ b/manage.cpp
@@ -706,7 +706,6 @@ void Client::embedClient(xcb_window_t w, xcb_visualid_t visualid, xcb_colormap_t
     xcb_create_window(conn, depth, frame, rootWindow(), 0, 0, 1, 1, 0,
                       XCB_WINDOW_CLASS_INPUT_OUTPUT, visualid, cw_mask, cw_values);
     m_frame.reset(frame);
-    m_frameWrapper.reset(QWindow::fromWinId(m_frame));
 
     setWindowHandles(m_client);