diff --git a/src/x.c b/src/x.c
index 4a17958..6132795 100644
--- a/src/x.c
+++ b/src/x.c
@@ -165,17 +165,6 @@ static void r_setup_pango_layout(PangoLayout *layout, int width)
 
 }
 
-static void r_update_layouts_width(GSList *layouts, int width)
-{
-        width -= 2 * settings.h_padding;
-        width -= 2 * settings.frame_width;
-
-        for (GSList *iter = layouts; iter; iter = iter->next) {
-                colored_layout *cl = iter->data;
-                pango_layout_set_width(cl->l, width * PANGO_SCALE);
-        }
-}
-
 static void free_colored_layout(void *data)
 {
         colored_layout *cl = data;
@@ -651,10 +640,6 @@ void x_win_draw(void)
         int width = dim.w;
         int height = dim.h;
 
-        if ((have_dynamic_width() || settings.shrink) && settings.align != left) {
-                r_update_layouts_width(layouts, width);
-        }
-
         cairo_t *c;
         cairo_surface_t *image_surface = cairo_image_surface_create(CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height);
         c = cairo_create(image_surface);