diff --git a/src/ywindow.cc b/src/ywindow.cc
index fa4bbc754..c02e64198 100644
--- a/src/ywindow.cc
+++ b/src/ywindow.cc
@@ -576,12 +576,12 @@ void YWindow::handleEvent(const XEvent &event) {
         break;
 
     case ButtonPress:
-        captureEvents();
+        xapp->captureGrabEvents(this);
         handleButton(event.xbutton);
         break;
 
     case ButtonRelease:
-        releaseEvents();
+        xapp->releaseGrabEvents(this);
         handleButton(event.xbutton);
         break;
 
@@ -1227,14 +1227,6 @@ void YWindow::grabButton(int button, unsigned int modifiers) {
     }
 }
 
-void YWindow::captureEvents() {
-    xapp->captureGrabEvents(this);
-}
-
-void YWindow::releaseEvents() {
-    xapp->releaseGrabEvents(this);
-}
-
 void YWindow::donePopup(YPopupWindow * /*command*/) {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ywindow.h b/src/ywindow.h
index d1f8dbc52..8a8e29559 100644
--- a/src/ywindow.h
+++ b/src/ywindow.h
@@ -169,9 +169,6 @@ class YWindow : protected YWindowList, private YWindowNode {
     void grabButton(int button, unsigned modifiers);
     void grabVButton(int button, unsigned vmodifiers);
 
-    void captureEvents();
-    void releaseEvents();
-
     Window handle() { return (flags & wfCreated) ? fHandle : create(); }
     YWindow *parent() const { return fParent; }
     YWindow *window() { return this; }