diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 302a8cf..b111d81 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ dist: clean
 
 install: all
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
-	cp -f dwm dwmc ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
+	cp -f dwm ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin
 	chmod 755 ${DESTDIR}${PREFIX}/bin/dwm
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1
 	sed "s/VERSION/${VERSION}/g" < dwm.1 > ${DESTDIR}${MANPREFIX}/man1/dwm.1
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 3e760e8..23e796d 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -282,75 +282,3 @@ static Button buttons[] = {
 	{ ClkTagBar,		0,		Button4,	shiftview,	{.i = -1} },
 	{ ClkTagBar,		0,		Button5,	shiftview,	{.i = 1} },
 };
-
-void
-setlayoutex(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	setlayout(&((Arg) { .v = &layouts[arg->i] }));
-}
-
-void
-viewex(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	view(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
-}
-
-void
-viewall(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	view(&((Arg){.ui = ~0}));
-}
-
-void
-toggleviewex(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	toggleview(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
-}
-
-void
-tagex(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	tag(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
-}
-
-void
-toggletagex(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	toggletag(&((Arg) { .ui = 1 << arg->ui }));
-}
-
-void
-tagall(const Arg *arg)
-{
-	tag(&((Arg){.ui = ~0}));
-}
-
-/* signal definitions */
-/* signum must be greater than 0 */
-/* trigger signals using `xsetroot -name "fsignal:<signame> [<type> <value>]"` */
-static Signal signals[] = {
-	/* signum           function */
-	{ "focusstack",     focusstack },
-	{ "setmfact",       setmfact },
-	{ "togglebar",      togglebar },
-	{ "incnmaster",     incnmaster },
-	{ "togglefloating", togglefloating },
-	{ "focusmon",       focusmon },
-	{ "tagmon",         tagmon },
-	{ "zoom",           zoom },
-	{ "view",           view },
-	{ "viewall",        viewall },
-	{ "viewex",         viewex },
-	{ "toggleview",     view },
-	{ "toggleviewex",   toggleviewex },
-	{ "tag",            tag },
-	{ "tagall",         tagall },
-	{ "tagex",          tagex },
-	{ "toggletag",      tag },
-	{ "toggletagex",    toggletagex },
-	{ "killclient",     killclient },
-	{ "quit",           quit },
-	{ "setlayout",      setlayout },
-	{ "setlayoutex",    setlayoutex },
-	{ "xrdb",		xrdb },
-};
diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 22dd0ca..db5a164 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -128,11 +128,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	const Arg arg;
 } Key;
 
-typedef struct {
-	const char * sig;
-	void (*func)(const Arg *);
-} Signal;
-
 typedef struct {
 	const char *symbol;
 	void (*arrange)(Monitor *);
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ static void arrange(Monitor *m);
 static void arrangemon(Monitor *m);
 static void attach(Client *c);
 static void attachstack(Client *c);
-static int fake_signal(void);
 static void buttonpress(XEvent *e);
 static void checkotherwm(void);
 static void cleanup(void);
@@ -1088,49 +1082,6 @@ keypress(XEvent *e)
 			keys[i].func(&(keys[i].arg));
 }
 
-int
-fake_signal(void)
-{
-	char fsignal[256];
-	char indicator[9] = "fsignal:";
-	char str_sig[50];
-	char param[16];
-	int i, len_str_sig, n, paramn;
-	size_t len_fsignal, len_indicator = strlen(indicator);
-	Arg arg;
-
-	// Get root name property
-	if (gettextprop(root, XA_WM_NAME, fsignal, sizeof(fsignal))) {
-		len_fsignal = strlen(fsignal);
-
-		// Check if this is indeed a fake signal
-		if (len_indicator > len_fsignal ? 0 : strncmp(indicator, fsignal, len_indicator) == 0) {
-			paramn = sscanf(fsignal+len_indicator, "%s%n%s%n", str_sig, &len_str_sig, param, &n);
-
-			if (paramn == 1) arg = (Arg) {0};
-			else if (paramn > 2) return 1;
-			else if (strncmp(param, "i", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
-				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%i", &(arg.i));
-			else if (strncmp(param, "ui", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
-				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%u", &(arg.ui));
-			else if (strncmp(param, "f", n - len_str_sig) == 0)
-				sscanf(fsignal + len_indicator + n, "%f", &(arg.f));
-			else return 1;
-
-			// Check if a signal was found, and if so handle it
-			for (i = 0; i < LENGTH(signals); i++)
-				if (strncmp(str_sig, signals[i].sig, len_str_sig) == 0 && signals[i].func)
-					signals[i].func(&(arg));
-
-			// A fake signal was sent
-			return 1;
-		}
-	}
-
-	// No fake signal was sent, so proceed with update
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void
 killclient(const Arg *arg)
 {
@@ -1411,8 +1362,7 @@ propertynotify(XEvent *e)
 	XPropertyEvent *ev = &e->xproperty;
 
 	if ((ev->window == root) && (ev->atom == XA_WM_NAME)) {
-		if (!fake_signal())
-			updatestatus();
+		updatestatus();
 	} else if (ev->state == PropertyDelete) {
 		return; /* ignore */
 	} else if ((c = wintoclient(ev->window))) {