diff --git a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
index 4b11cd4..e69de29 100644
--- a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
+++ b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
-index 0d74d4b..ff70968 100644
---- a/sowm.c
-+++ b/sowm.c
-@@ -326,7 +326,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
-    "Shoot first and don't ask questions later?.."
- */
- void win_kill() {
--    if (win_current() != root) XKillClient(d, cur);
-+    if (win_current() == root) return;
-+
-+    XEvent ev = { .type = ClientMessage };
-+
-+    ev.xclient.window       = cur;
-+    ev.xclient.format       = 32;
-+    ev.xclient.message_type = XInternAtom(d, "WM_PROTOCOLS", True);
-+    ev.xclient.data.l[0]    = XInternAtom(d, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", True);
-+    ev.xclient.data.l[1]    = CurrentTime;
-+
-+    XSendEvent(d, cur, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
- }
-
- /*
diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
index 126aca0..cd8af6f 100644
--- a/sowm.c
+++ b/sowm.c
@@ -180,7 +180,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
 }
 
 void win_kill() {
-    if (win_current() ^ root) XKillClient(d, cur);
+    if (win_current() == root) return;
+
+    XEvent ev = { .type = ClientMessage };
+
+    ev.xclient.window       = cur;
+    ev.xclient.format       = 32;
+    ev.xclient.message_type = XInternAtom(d, "WM_PROTOCOLS", True);
+    ev.xclient.data.l[0]    = XInternAtom(d, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", True);
+    ev.xclient.data.l[1]    = CurrentTime;
+
+    XSendEvent(d, cur, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
 }
 
 void win_center(const Arg arg) {