diff --git a/defaults/defaults b/defaults/defaults
index e1fc0d194215a6ee6995e79dbb086eb2ed3be452..2cd7c99c3f22986177ec40dbc67dc61cc3c53742 100644
--- a/defaults/defaults
+++ b/defaults/defaults
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ wrap_resistance=10
 wrap_windows=true
 wrap_workspaces=false
 show_app_icon=false
-show_frame_shadow=true
+show_frame_shadow=false
 show_popup_shadow=false
diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index c9518f3e0323b2920cd98858c5e2bd5ad4a20957..01e55e3366df31bfae769020b08fae42518b46a6 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -774,7 +774,6 @@ win_extents (CWindow *cw)
     r.height = cw->attr.height + cw->attr.border_width * 2;
 
     if ((c && (screen_info->params->show_frame_shadow))
-        || (c && (c->type & (WINDOW_SPLASHSCREEN | WINDOW_DOCK)))
         || (!c && (screen_info->params->show_popup_shadow) && !(cw->shaped)))
     {
         XRectangle sr;