diff --git a/window-buttons-applet/window-buttons-applet.vala b/window-buttons-applet/window-buttons-applet.vala
index d590a53..04a1962 100644
--- a/window-buttons-applet/window-buttons-applet.vala
+++ b/window-buttons-applet/window-buttons-applet.vala
@@ -220,8 +220,6 @@ namespace WindowButtonsApplet{
 			Wnck.Window* win = null;
 			string behaviour = gsettings.get_string("behaviour");
 
-			Wnck.Screen.get_default().force_update();
-
 			switch(behaviour){
 				case "active-always":
 					win = Wnck.Screen.get_default().get_active_window();
diff --git a/window-menu-applet/window-menu-applet.vala b/window-menu-applet/window-menu-applet.vala
index 2af2999..049f6e4 100644
--- a/window-menu-applet/window-menu-applet.vala
+++ b/window-menu-applet/window-menu-applet.vala
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ namespace WindowMenuApplet{
 		Wnck.Window* win = null;
 		string behaviour = gsettings.get_string("behaviour");
 
-		Wnck.Screen.get_default().force_update();
-
 		switch(behaviour){
 			case "active-always":
 				win = Wnck.Screen.get_default().get_active_window();
diff --git a/window-title-applet/window-title-applet.vala b/window-title-applet/window-title-applet.vala
index 7938946..ef53332 100644
--- a/window-title-applet/window-title-applet.vala
+++ b/window-title-applet/window-title-applet.vala
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ namespace WindowTitleApplet{
 		Wnck.Window* win = null;
 		string behaviour = gsettings.get_string("behaviour");
 
-		Wnck.Screen.get_default().force_update();
-
 		switch(behaviour){
 			case "active-always":
 				win = Wnck.Screen.get_default().get_active_window();