diff --git a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
index b7ef0e173..775e38a5c 100644
--- a/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
+++ b/src/modules/tiling/e_mod_tiling.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ _insert_client_prefered(E_Client *ec)
      }
    else
      {
-       _G.tinfo->tree = tiling_window_tree_add(_G.tinfo->tree, NULL, ec, _current_tiled_state(EINA_FALSE));
+        _G.tinfo->tree = tiling_window_tree_insert(_G.tinfo->tree, _G.tinfo->tree, ec, _current_tiled_state(EINA_FALSE), EINA_FALSE);
      }
 }
 
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ _insert_client(E_Client *ec, Tiling_Split_Type type)
         //otherwise place next to the given client
         place = tiling_window_tree_client_find(_G.tinfo->tree,
                                                ec_focused);
-        _G.tinfo->tree = tiling_window_tree_add(_G.tinfo->tree, place, ec, type);
+        _G.tinfo->tree = tiling_window_tree_insert(_G.tinfo->tree, place, ec, type, EINA_FALSE);
 
      }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.c b/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.c
index d8de00267..d0e61d5b6 100644
--- a/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.c
+++ b/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.c
@@ -142,59 +142,6 @@ tiling_window_tree_insert(Window_Tree *root, Window_Tree *buddy,
    return root;
 }
 
-Window_Tree *
-tiling_window_tree_add(Window_Tree *root, Window_Tree *parent,
-                       E_Client *client, Tiling_Split_Type split_type)
-{
-   Window_Tree *orig_parent = parent;
-   Window_Tree *new_node;
-   Tiling_Split_Type parent_split_type;
-
-   VERIFY_TYPE(split_type)
-
-   new_node = calloc(1, sizeof(*new_node));
-   new_node->client = client;
-
-   ROOT_CHECK()
-
-   if (!parent)
-     parent = root;
-
-   parent_split_type = _tiling_window_tree_split_type_get(parent);
-
-   if (parent_split_type == split_type)
-     {
-        if (parent->children)
-          {
-             _tiling_window_tree_parent_add(parent, new_node, NULL, EINA_TRUE);
-          }
-        else
-          {
-             _tiling_window_tree_split_add(parent, new_node, EINA_TRUE);
-          }
-     }
-   else
-     {
-        Window_Tree *grand_parent = parent->parent;
-
-        if (grand_parent && grand_parent->children)
-          {
-             _tiling_window_tree_parent_add(grand_parent, new_node, orig_parent, EINA_TRUE);
-          }
-        else
-          {
-             root = calloc(1, sizeof(*root));
-             _tiling_window_tree_split_add(parent, new_node, EINA_TRUE);
-             root->weight = 1.0;
-             root->children =
-               eina_inlist_append(root->children, EINA_INLIST_GET(parent));
-             parent->parent = root;
-          }
-     }
-
-   return root;
-}
-
 static Window_Tree *
 tiling_window_tree_unref(Window_Tree *root, Window_Tree *item)
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.h b/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.h
index 95198db03..93baba858 100644
--- a/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.h
+++ b/src/modules/tiling/window_tree.h
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ int          tiling_window_tree_edges_get(Window_Tree *node);
 void         tiling_window_tree_free(Window_Tree *root);
 void         tiling_window_tree_walk(Window_Tree *root, void (*func)(void *));
 
-Window_Tree *tiling_window_tree_add(Window_Tree *root, Window_Tree *parent,
-                                    E_Client *client, Tiling_Split_Type split_type);
-
 Window_Tree *tiling_window_tree_insert(Window_Tree *root, Window_Tree *buddy,
                                        E_Client *client, Tiling_Split_Type split_type, Eina_Bool before);