diff --git a/toplevel.cpp b/toplevel.cpp
index 0bb1caca60..1174fa2ac1 100644
--- a/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/toplevel.cpp
@@ -173,14 +173,6 @@ NET::WindowType Toplevel::windowType(bool direct, int supported_types) const
         info->setWindowType(wt);   // force hint change
     }
     // hacks here
-    if (wt == NET::Menu && cl != NULL) {
-        // ugly hack to support the times when NET::Menu meant NET::TopMenu
-        // if it's as wide as the screen, not very high and has its upper-left
-        // corner a bit above the screen's upper-left cornet, it's a topmenu
-        if (x() == 0 && y() < 0 && y() > -10 && height() < 100
-                && abs(width() - workspace()->clientArea(FullArea, cl).width()) < 10)
-            wt = NET::TopMenu;
-    }
     // TODO change this to rule
     const char* const oo_prefix = "openoffice.org"; // QByteArray has no startsWith()
     // oo_prefix is lowercase, because resourceClass() is forced to be lowercase