diff --git a/abstract_client.h b/abstract_client.h
index d46e459e22..10e359b50c 100644
--- a/abstract_client.h
+++ b/abstract_client.h
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     virtual void updateMouseGrab();
-    virtual QString caption(bool full = true, bool stripped = false) const = 0;
+    virtual QString caption(bool full = true) const = 0;
     virtual bool isCloseable() const = 0;
     // TODO: remove boolean trap
     virtual bool isShown(bool shaded_is_shown) const = 0;
diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index d3df0e1c08..9a89312550 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -1527,9 +1527,9 @@ void Client::fetchIconicName()
 /**
  * \reimp
  */
-QString Client::caption(bool full, bool stripped) const
+QString Client::caption(bool full) const
 {
-    QString cap = stripped ? cap_deco : cap_normal;
+    QString cap = cap_normal;
     if (full) {
         cap += cap_suffix;
         if (unresponsive()) {
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 1c4f6a9737..e3ed7173f2 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ public:
     void setBlockingCompositing(bool block);
     inline bool isBlockingCompositing() { return blocks_compositing; }
 
-    QString caption(bool full = true, bool stripped = false) const override;
+    QString caption(bool full = true) const override;
 
     using AbstractClient::keyPressEvent;
     void keyPressEvent(uint key_code, xcb_timestamp_t time);   // FRAME ??
diff --git a/shell_client.cpp b/shell_client.cpp
index 2e0d318e4c..f5fab5338d 100644
--- a/shell_client.cpp
+++ b/shell_client.cpp
@@ -554,10 +554,9 @@ void ShellClient::blockActivityUpdates(bool b)
     Q_UNUSED(b)
 }
 
-QString ShellClient::caption(bool full, bool stripped) const
+QString ShellClient::caption(bool full) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(full)
-    Q_UNUSED(stripped)
     return m_caption;
 }
 
diff --git a/shell_client.h b/shell_client.h
index 2afb4b6fe3..f4fc852319 100644
--- a/shell_client.h
+++ b/shell_client.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     void blockActivityUpdates(bool b = true) override;
-    QString caption(bool full = true, bool stripped = false) const override;
+    QString caption(bool full = true) const override;
     void closeWindow() override;
     AbstractClient *findModal(bool allow_itself = false) override;
     bool isCloseable() const override;