diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index f3abcf8..6636a4d 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned int bw;
 	uint32_t tags;
 	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen;
-	uint32_t resize; /* configure serial of a pending resize */
 } Client;
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -959,10 +958,6 @@ commitnotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	}
 
 	resize(c, c->geom, (c->isfloating && !c->isfullscreen));
-
-	/* mark a pending resize as completed */
-	if (c->resize && c->resize <= c->surface.xdg->current.configure_serial)
-		c->resize = 0;
 }
 
 void
@@ -2362,9 +2357,7 @@ resize(Client *c, struct wlr_box geo, int interact)
 	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&c->border[2]->node, 0, c->bw);
 	wlr_scene_node_set_position(&c->border[3]->node, c->geom.width - c->bw, c->bw);
 
-	/* this is a no-op if size hasn't changed */
-	c->resize = client_set_size(c, c->geom.width - 2 * c->bw,
-			c->geom.height - 2 * c->bw);
+	client_set_size(c, c->geom.width - 2 * c->bw, c->geom.height - 2 * c->bw);
 	client_get_clip(c, &clip);
 	wlr_scene_subsurface_tree_set_clip(&c->scene_surface->node, &clip);
 }