diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 03af4239..d17a6e14 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -308,12 +308,10 @@ static void render_container_simple_border_normal(struct sway_output *output,
 
 	// Title text
 	if (title_texture) {
-		double x = (con->x + con->sway_view->border_thickness)
-			* output->wlr_output->scale;
-		double y = (con->y + con->sway_view->border_thickness)
-			* output->wlr_output->scale;
+		wlr_renderer_scissor(renderer, &box);
 		wlr_render_texture(renderer, title_texture,
-				output->wlr_output->transform_matrix, x, y, 1);
+				output->wlr_output->transform_matrix, box.x, box.y, 1);
+		wlr_renderer_scissor(renderer, NULL);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/tree/arrange.c b/sway/tree/arrange.c
index 1299beb6..83bb20fb 100644
--- a/sway/tree/arrange.c
+++ b/sway/tree/arrange.c
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ void arrange_children_of(struct sway_container *parent) {
 		} else {
 			arrange_children_of(child);
 		}
-		container_update_title_textures(child);
 	}
 	container_damage_whole(parent);
 	update_debug_tree();
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 3746ad81..9fb47020 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -584,12 +584,6 @@ static void update_title_texture(struct sway_container *con,
 	get_text_size(c, config->font, &width, NULL, scale, false, "%s", con->name);
 	cairo_destroy(c);
 
-	int borders = (con->type == C_VIEW ? con->sway_view->border_thickness :
-			config->border_thickness) * 2 * scale;
-	if (width > con->width * scale - borders) {
-		width = con->width * scale - borders;
-	}
-
 	cairo_surface_t *surface = cairo_image_surface_create(
 			CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height);
 	cairo_t *cairo = cairo_create(surface);