diff --git a/src/layout.c b/src/layout.c
index fdfe513..d7de8db 100644
--- a/src/layout.c
+++ b/src/layout.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ maxlayout(void)
 
           geo.x = sgeo.x; geo.y = sgeo.y;
           geo.width = sgeo.width - (conf.borderheight * 2);
-          geo.height = sgeo.height - (conf.borderheight * 2) - conf.ttbarheight;
+          geo.height = sgeo.height - (conf.borderheight * 2);
 
           client_moveresize(c, geo, False);
      }
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ tile(void)
                     cgeo.height = tileheight - border;
           }
 
-          cgeo.height -= conf.ttbarheight;
+          //cgeo.height -= conf.ttbarheight;
 
           client_moveresize(c, cgeo, tags[seltag].resizehint);
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ uicb_togglemax(uicb_t cmd)
 
           geo.x = sgeo.x; geo.y = sgeo.y;
           geo.width = sgeo.width - (conf.borderheight * 2);
-          geo.height = sgeo.height - (conf.borderheight * 2) - conf.ttbarheight;
+          geo.height = sgeo.height - (conf.borderheight * 2);
 
           client_moveresize(sel, geo, False);
           raiseclient(sel);