diff --git a/awesome/rc.lua b/awesome/rc.lua
index d55f80b..8888130 100644
--- a/awesome/rc.lua
+++ b/awesome/rc.lua
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ function awful.ewmh.activate(c)
 	      	client.focus = c
 				end
 
-        c:lower()
     end
 end
 client.connect_signal("request::activate", awful.ewmh.activate)
@@ -395,7 +394,6 @@ client.connect_signal("property::fullscreen", function (c)
 		c.fullscreen = false
 		c.ontop = false
 		c.focus=false
-		c:lower()
 end)