diff --git a/src/application.c b/src/application.c
index 21155c79..1415efa8 100644
--- a/src/application.c
+++ b/src/application.c
@@ -409,14 +409,12 @@ void wApplicationDestroy(WApplication * wapp)
 	if (wapp->refcount > 0)
 		return;
 
-#ifdef BOUNCE_APP
 	if (wapp->flags.bouncing) {
 		/* event.c:handleDestroyNotify forced this destroy
 		   and thereby overlooked the bounce callback */
 		wapp->refcount = 1;
 		return;
 	}
-#endif
 
 	scr = wapp->main_window_desc->screen_ptr;
 	main_window = wapp->main_window;
diff --git a/src/application.h b/src/application.h
index 111491d3..5eeefefb 100644
--- a/src/application.h
+++ b/src/application.h
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ typedef struct WApplication {
         unsigned int skip_next_animation:1;
         unsigned int hidden:1;
         unsigned int emulated:1;
-#ifdef BOUNCE_APP
         unsigned int bouncing:1;
-#endif
     } flags;
 } WApplication;
 
diff --git a/src/superfluous.c b/src/superfluous.c
index d5aaf504..8bbef819 100644
--- a/src/superfluous.c
+++ b/src/superfluous.c
@@ -253,8 +253,6 @@ void DoWindowBirth(WWindow *wwin)
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef BOUNCE_APP
-
 #define BOUNCE_HZ	25
 #define BOUNCE_DELAY	(1000/BOUNCE_HZ)
 #define BOUNCE_HEIGHT	24
@@ -402,9 +400,3 @@ void wAppBounce(WApplication *wapp)
 		data->timer = WMAddPersistentTimerHandler(BOUNCE_DELAY, doAppBounce, data);
 	}
 }
-
-#else
-void wAppBounce(WApplication *wapp)
-{
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/src/wconfig.h.in b/src/wconfig.h.in
index 6045cb72..5008ac65 100644
--- a/src/wconfig.h.in
+++ b/src/wconfig.h.in
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@
 /* If you want the application icon to be highlighted when it has the focus */
 #define NEWAPPICON
 
-/* If you want the application icon to bounce when opening a dialog etc */
-#define BOUNCE_APP
-
 /* undefine it if you don't want your config files to be preprocessed by cpp */
 #define USECPP