diff --git a/client.cpp b/client.cpp
index 60e5aaf45e..1147864718 100644
--- a/client.cpp
+++ b/client.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ Client::Client(Workspace* ws)
     skip_pager = false;
 
     max_mode = MaximizeRestore;
-    maxmode_restore = MaximizeRestore;
 
     cmap = None;
 
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 6d5270e338..b39468724a 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@ public:
     bool isMinimized() const;
     bool isMaximizable() const;
     QRect geometryRestore() const;
-    MaximizeMode maximizeModeRestore() const;
     MaximizeMode maximizeMode() const;
     bool isMinimizable() const;
     void setMaximize(bool vertically, bool horizontally);
@@ -872,7 +871,6 @@ private:
     MaximizeMode max_mode;
     QRect geom_restore;
     QRect geom_fs_restore;
-    MaximizeMode maxmode_restore;
     QTimer* autoRaiseTimer;
     QTimer* shadeHoverTimer;
     QTimer* delayedMoveResizeTimer;
@@ -1090,11 +1088,6 @@ inline QRect Client::geometryRestore() const
     return geom_restore;
 }
 
-inline Client::MaximizeMode Client::maximizeModeRestore() const
-{
-    return maxmode_restore;
-}
-
 inline Client::MaximizeMode Client::maximizeMode() const
 {
     return max_mode;
diff --git a/geometry.cpp b/geometry.cpp
index defe54b89d..4f9e8c373c 100644
--- a/geometry.cpp
+++ b/geometry.cpp
@@ -2183,18 +2183,6 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
         }
     }
 
-    // restore partial maximizations
-    if (old_mode == MaximizeFull && max_mode == MaximizeRestore) {
-        if (maximizeModeRestore() == MaximizeVertical) {
-            max_mode = MaximizeVertical;
-            maxmode_restore = MaximizeRestore;
-        }
-        if (maximizeModeRestore() == MaximizeHorizontal) {
-            max_mode = MaximizeHorizontal;
-            maxmode_restore = MaximizeRestore;
-        }
-    }
-
     switch(max_mode) {
 
     case MaximizeVertical: {
@@ -2266,12 +2254,6 @@ void Client::changeMaximize(bool vertical, bool horizontal, bool adjust)
     }
 
     case MaximizeFull: {
-        if (!adjust) {
-            if (old_mode & MaximizeVertical)
-                maxmode_restore = MaximizeVertical;
-            if (old_mode & MaximizeHorizontal)
-                maxmode_restore = MaximizeHorizontal;
-        }
         QSize adjSize = adjustedSize(clientArea.size(), SizemodeMax);
         QRect r = QRect(clientArea.topLeft(), adjSize);
         if (r.size() != clientArea.size()) { // to avoid off-by-one errors...