diff --git a/src/InternalUtils.vala b/src/InternalUtils.vala
index cd5cc5717..425516ef1 100644
--- a/src/InternalUtils.vala
+++ b/src/InternalUtils.vala
@@ -27,37 +27,24 @@ namespace Gala {
             }
 
             X.Xrectangle[] rects = {};
-            int width, height;
-            display.get_size (out width, out height);
-            var geometry = display.get_monitor_geometry (display.get_primary_monitor ());
 
             switch (area) {
                 case InputArea.FULLSCREEN:
+                    int width, height;
+                    display.get_size (out width, out height);
+
                     X.Xrectangle rect = {0, 0, (ushort)width, (ushort)height};
                     rects = {rect};
                     break;
-                case InputArea.DEFAULT:
-                    var settings = new GLib.Settings ("io.elementary.desktop.wm.behavior");
-
-                    // if ActionType is NONE make it 0 sized
-                    ushort tl_size = (settings.get_enum ("hotcorner-topleft") != ActionType.NONE ? 1 : 0);
-                    ushort tr_size = (settings.get_enum ("hotcorner-topright") != ActionType.NONE ? 1 : 0);
-                    ushort bl_size = (settings.get_enum ("hotcorner-bottomleft") != ActionType.NONE ? 1 : 0);
-                    ushort br_size = (settings.get_enum ("hotcorner-bottomright") != ActionType.NONE ? 1 : 0);
-
-                    X.Xrectangle topleft = {(short)geometry.x, (short)geometry.y, tl_size, tl_size};
-                    X.Xrectangle topright = {(short)(geometry.x + geometry.width - 1), (short)geometry.y, tr_size, tr_size};
-                    X.Xrectangle bottomleft = {(short)geometry.x, (short)(geometry.y + geometry.height - 1), bl_size, bl_size};
-                    X.Xrectangle bottomright = {(short)(geometry.x + geometry.width - 1), (short)(geometry.y + geometry.height - 1), br_size, br_size};
-
-                    rects = {topleft, topright, bottomleft, bottomright};
 
+                case InputArea.DEFAULT:
                     // add plugin's requested areas
                     foreach (var rect in PluginManager.get_default ().get_regions ()) {
                         rects += rect;
                     }
 
                     break;
+
                 case InputArea.NONE:
                 default:
 #if !HAS_MUTTER44