diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index d93b65ee..efa56f8a 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -834,15 +834,6 @@ WWindow *wManageWindow(WScreen *scr, Window window)
 	/* get geometry stuff */
 	wClientGetNormalHints(wwin, &wattribs, True, &x, &y, &width, &height);
 
-	/* Some applications create placeholder windows with 1x1 size
-	 * (e.g. VirtualBox internal windows). Don't manage those initial
-	 * 1x1 windows. */
-	if (width <= 1 && height <= 1 && !wwin->flags.is_dockapp) {
-		wWindowDestroy(wwin);
-		XUngrabServer(dpy);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	/* get colormap windows */
 	GetColormapWindows(wwin);