diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 3b6844a8..dc8a94c9 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct view_impl {
 	void (*close)(struct view *view);
 	const char *(*get_string_prop)(struct view *view, const char *prop);
 	void (*map)(struct view *view);
-	void (*move)(struct view *view, int x, int y);
 	void (*set_activated)(struct view *view, bool activated);
 	void (*set_fullscreen)(struct view *view, bool fullscreen);
 	void (*unmap)(struct view *view);
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 1bc0069e..5966f5f9 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -143,9 +143,11 @@ void
 view_move(struct view *view, int x, int y)
 {
 	assert(view);
-	if (view->impl->move) {
-		view->impl->move(view, x, y);
-	}
+	view_move_resize(view, (struct wlr_box){
+		.x = x, .y = y,
+		.width = view->pending.width,
+		.height = view->pending.height
+	});
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/xdg.c b/src/xdg.c
index 89b1f4c3..0c793b94 100644
--- a/src/xdg.c
+++ b/src/xdg.c
@@ -200,46 +200,25 @@ handle_set_app_id(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	view_update_app_id(view);
 }
 
-static void
-xdg_toplevel_view_move(struct view *view, int x, int y)
-{
-	/* override any previous pending move */
-	view->pending.x = x;
-	view->pending.y = y;
-
-	/* Syncs moves with resizes  */
-	if (view->pending_configure_serial > 0) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	view->current.x = x;
-	view->current.y = y;
-	view_moved(view);
-}
-
 static void
 xdg_toplevel_view_configure(struct view *view, struct wlr_box geo)
 {
+	uint32_t serial = 0;
 	view_adjust_size(view, &geo.width, &geo.height);
 
-	if (view->pending.width == geo.width && view->pending.height == geo.height) {
-		/*
-		 * As wayland has no notion of a global position
-		 * we are only updating the size. If a wayland
-		 * client receives the same size it already has
-		 * it might not respond to the configure request
-		 * and thus we will never actually set the new
-		 * position. To handle this case just call move
-		 * directly.
-		 */
-		xdg_toplevel_view_move(view, geo.x, geo.y);
-		return;
+	/*
+	 * We do not need to send a configure request unless the size
+	 * changed (wayland has no notion of a global position). If the
+	 * size is the same (and there is no pending configure request)
+	 * then we can just move the view directly.
+	 */
+	if (geo.width != view->pending.width
+			|| geo.height != view->pending.height) {
+		serial = wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_size(xdg_toplevel_from_view(view),
+			geo.width, geo.height);
 	}
 
 	view->pending = geo;
-	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *xdg_toplevel = xdg_toplevel_from_view(view);
-	uint32_t serial = wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_size(xdg_toplevel,
-		(uint32_t)geo.width, (uint32_t)geo.height);
 	if (serial > 0) {
 		view->pending_configure_serial = serial;
 	} else if (view->pending_configure_serial == 0) {
@@ -401,7 +380,6 @@ static const struct view_impl xdg_toplevel_view_impl = {
 	.close = xdg_toplevel_view_close,
 	.get_string_prop = xdg_toplevel_view_get_string_prop,
 	.map = xdg_toplevel_view_map,
-	.move = xdg_toplevel_view_move,
 	.set_activated = xdg_toplevel_view_set_activated,
 	.set_fullscreen = xdg_toplevel_view_set_fullscreen,
 	.unmap = xdg_toplevel_view_unmap,
diff --git a/src/xwayland.c b/src/xwayland.c
index 09ca3cc1..8a27b797 100644
--- a/src/xwayland.c
+++ b/src/xwayland.c
@@ -386,22 +386,6 @@ handle_set_class(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	view_update_app_id(view);
 }
 
-static void
-move(struct view *view, int x, int y)
-{
-	view->current.x = x;
-	view->current.y = y;
-
-	/* override any previous pending move */
-	view->pending.x = x;
-	view->pending.y = y;
-
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *s = xwayland_surface_from_view(view);
-	wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(s, (int16_t)x, (int16_t)y,
-		(uint16_t)s->width, (uint16_t)s->height);
-	view_moved(view);
-}
-
 static void
 _close(struct view *view)
 {
@@ -615,7 +599,6 @@ static const struct view_impl xwl_view_impl = {
 	.close = _close,
 	.get_string_prop = get_string_prop,
 	.map = map,
-	.move = move,
 	.set_activated = set_activated,
 	.set_fullscreen = set_fullscreen,
 	.unmap = unmap,