diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index fbbfd7e77d7..a1d07696935 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -1389,9 +1389,6 @@ void CCompositor::changeWindowZOrder(PHLWINDOW pWindow, bool top) {
     if (!validMapped(pWindow))
         return;
 
-    if (pWindow == (top ? m_vWindows.back() : m_vWindows.front()))
-        return;
-
     auto moveToZ = [&](PHLWINDOW pw, bool top) -> void {
         if (top) {
             for (auto it = m_vWindows.begin(); it != m_vWindows.end(); ++it) {