diff --git a/src/client.c b/src/client.c
index 668c11b0bbb971bd0953fa2faae7af5bca025dd3..6a16971a3bfb935f8eeef2dfb7a269eacab49a9d 100644
--- a/src/client.c
+++ b/src/client.c
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@
 #define FRAME_EVENT_MASK \
     SubstructureNotifyMask|\
     SubstructureRedirectMask|\
-    PointerMotionHintMask|\
     PointerMotionMask|\
     ButtonMotionMask|\
     FocusChangeMask|\
diff --git a/src/moveresize.c b/src/moveresize.c
index 026cc0d9ec793448ff8691d202971bd86a9c0860..1c07e8ed7b041c301c79554244bd500602b1a3fd 100644
--- a/src/moveresize.c
+++ b/src/moveresize.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 #include "xsync.h"
 
 #define MOVERESIZE_EVENT_MASK \
-    PointerMotionHintMask | \
     PointerMotionMask | \
     ButtonMotionMask | \
     ButtonReleaseMask | \