diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index d7317786a4d7902800537ab82a37bc8c3595e209..ec50f1fe56cf5908c18ca2c75f26ad4c9ec1cc5a 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void Application::createWindow(const Profile::Ptr &profile, const QString &direc
 {
     MainWindow *window = newMainWindow();
     window->createSession(profile, directory);
-    finalizeNewMainWindow(window);
+    window->show();
 }
 
 void Application::detachTerminals(ViewSplitter *splitter,const QHash<TerminalDisplay*, Session*>& sessionsMap)
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int Application::newInstance()
         // If not restoring size from last time or only adding new tab,
         // resize window to chosen profile size (see Bug:345403)
         if (createdNewMainWindow) {
-            finalizeNewMainWindow(window);
+            window->show();
         } else {
             window->setWindowState(window->windowState() & (~Qt::WindowMinimized | Qt::WindowActive));
             window->show();
@@ -609,10 +609,3 @@ void Application::slotActivateRequested(QStringList args, const QString & /*work
     newInstance();
 }
 
-void Application::finalizeNewMainWindow(MainWindow *window)
-{
-    if (!KonsoleSettings::saveGeometryOnExit()) {
-        window->resize(window->sizeHint());
-    }
-    window->show();
-}
diff --git a/src/Application.h b/src/Application.h
index 2f728855fb986f4e5abea602fe6ac6a848a541bb..d9ae1a1adc24e7789a2525c604b6cfe4a81d3ffa 100644
--- a/src/Application.h
+++ b/src/Application.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ private:
     QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<Profile> processProfileChangeArgs(QExplicitlySharedDataPointer<Profile> baseProfile);
     bool processTabsFromFileArgs(MainWindow *window);
     void createTabFromArgs(MainWindow *window, const QHash<QString, QString> &);
-    void finalizeNewMainWindow(MainWindow *window);
 
     MainWindow *_backgroundInstance;
     QSharedPointer<QCommandLineParser> m_parser;