diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index fe1dc837b..7c78a897e 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -371,11 +371,6 @@ static void handle_request_fullscreen(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
-static void handle_request_maximize(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface = data;
-	wlr_xdg_surface_schedule_configure(surface);
-}
-
 static void handle_request_move(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
 		wl_container_of(listener, xdg_shell_view, request_move);
@@ -418,7 +413,6 @@ static void handle_unmap(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->commit.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->new_popup.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->request_fullscreen.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->request_maximize.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->request_move.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->request_resize.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&xdg_shell_view->set_title.link);
@@ -470,10 +464,6 @@ static void handle_map(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->toplevel->events.request_fullscreen,
 			&xdg_shell_view->request_fullscreen);
 
-	xdg_shell_view->request_maximize.notify = handle_request_maximize;
-	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->toplevel->events.request_maximize,
-			&xdg_shell_view->request_maximize);
-
 	xdg_shell_view->request_move.notify = handle_request_move;
 	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->toplevel->events.request_move,
 			&xdg_shell_view->request_move);