diff --git a/src/ewins.c b/src/ewins.c
index d65ee44f..4a5ef769 100644
--- a/src/ewins.c
+++ b/src/ewins.c
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ AddToFamily(EWin * ewin, Window xwin)
 	GrabPointerSet(VRoot.win, ECSR_GRAB, 0);
 	Mode.place.doing_manual = 1;
 	EoSetFloating(ewin, 1);	/* Causes reparenting to root */
-	ActionMoveStart(ewin, 1, 0, 0);
+	ActionMoveStart(ewin, 0, 0);
 	goto done;
      }
    else if (doslide)
diff --git a/src/ewins.h b/src/ewins.h
index a214dc26..abfd821d 100644
--- a/src/ewins.h
+++ b/src/ewins.h
@@ -446,13 +446,12 @@ void                EwinSyncRequestWait(EWin * ewin);
 #endif
 
 /* moveresize.c */
-int                 ActionMoveStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, char constrained,
-				    int nogroup);
+int                 ActionMoveStart(EWin * ewin, char constrained, int nogroup);
 int                 ActionMoveEnd(EWin * ewin);
 int                 ActionMoveSuspend(void);
 int                 ActionMoveResume(void);
 void                ActionMoveHandleMotion(void);
-int                 ActionResizeStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, int hv);
+int                 ActionResizeStart(EWin * ewin, int hv);
 int                 ActionResizeEnd(EWin * ewin);
 void                ActionResizeHandleMotion(void);
 int                 ActionsSuspend(void);
diff --git a/src/ewmh.c b/src/ewmh.c
index 8d262996..d9ade891 100644
--- a/src/ewmh.c
+++ b/src/ewmh.c
@@ -1060,10 +1060,10 @@ EWMH_ProcessClientMessage(XClientMessageEvent * ev)
 	  case _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE_SIZE_BOTTOM:
 	  case _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE_SIZE_BOTTOMLEFT:
 	  case _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE_SIZE_LEFT:
-	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, 1, MODE_RESIZE);
+	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, MODE_RESIZE);
 	     break;
 	  case _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE_MOVE:
-	     ActionMoveStart(ewin, 1, 0, 0);
+	     ActionMoveStart(ewin, 0, 0);
 	     break;
 
 	  case _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE_SIZE_KEYBOARD:
diff --git a/src/ipc.c b/src/ipc.c
index edcbe3ae..1f4aa628 100644
--- a/src/ipc.c
+++ b/src/ipc.c
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ IpcWinop(const WinOp * wop, EWin * ewin, const char *prm)
 	  }
 	if (!strcmp(param1, "ptr"))
 	  {
-	     ActionMoveStart(ewin, 1, 0, Mode.nogroup);
+	     ActionMoveStart(ewin, 0, Mode.nogroup);
 	  }
 	else if (!strcmp(param1, "?"))
 	  {
@@ -697,15 +697,15 @@ IpcWinop(const WinOp * wop, EWin * ewin, const char *prm)
 
 	if (!strcmp(param1, "ptr"))
 	  {
-	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, 1, MODE_RESIZE);
+	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, MODE_RESIZE);
 	  }
 	else if (!strcmp(param1, "ptr-h"))
 	  {
-	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, 1, MODE_RESIZE_H);
+	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, MODE_RESIZE_H);
 	  }
 	else if (!strcmp(param1, "ptr-v"))
 	  {
-	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, 1, MODE_RESIZE_V);
+	     ActionResizeStart(ewin, MODE_RESIZE_V);
 	  }
 	else if (!strcmp(param1, "?"))
 	  {
diff --git a/src/moveresize.c b/src/moveresize.c
index 70f31648..f148b00c 100644
--- a/src/moveresize.c
+++ b/src/moveresize.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ EwinShapeSet(EWin * ewin)
 }
 
 int
-ActionMoveStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, char constrained, int nogroup)
+ActionMoveStart(EWin * ewin, char constrained, int nogroup)
 {
    EWin              **gwins;
    int                 i, num;
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ ActionMoveStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, char constrained, int nogroup)
 
    SoundPlay("SOUND_MOVE_START");
 
-   if (grab)
-      GrabPointerSet(EoGetWin(ewin), ECSR_ACT_MOVE, 1);
+   GrabPointerSet(EoGetWin(ewin), ECSR_ACT_MOVE, 1);
 
    Mode.mode = MODE_MOVE_PENDING;
    Mode.constrained = constrained;
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ ActionMoveResume(void)
 }
 
 int
-ActionResizeStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, int hv)
+ActionResizeStart(EWin * ewin, int hv)
 {
    int                 x, y, w, h, ww, hh;
    unsigned int        csr;
@@ -385,8 +384,7 @@ ActionResizeStart(EWin * ewin, int grab, int hv)
    Mode_mr.win_w = ewin->client.w;
    Mode_mr.win_h = ewin->client.h;
 
-   if (grab)
-      GrabPointerSet(EoGetWin(ewin), csr, 1);
+   GrabPointerSet(EoGetWin(ewin), csr, 1);
 
    EwinShapeSet(ewin);
    ewin->state.show_coords = 1;