diff --git a/src/preferences-skeleton.h b/src/preferences-skeleton.h
index fe5c7b33c538aee7d199e9994b5d51016815b0d0..bf93963d1092a31949ddaee92fb4c5be4fe6b574 100644
--- a/src/preferences-skeleton.h
+++ b/src/preferences-skeleton.h
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ R"=====(
        preserveblack="0"
        uri="" />
     <group id="savewindowgeometry" value="1"/>
+    <group id="defaultwindowsize" value="2"/>
     <group id="defaultoffsetwidth" value="2px"/>
     <group id="defaultscale" value="2px"/>
     <group id="maxrecentdocuments" value="36"/>
diff --git a/src/preferences.cpp b/src/preferences.cpp
index 0327fb3c1daa54d964f1a550a55c0ad47c01fcf6..53cbe3f9d90f45639fcb9f5aaa08884dcc72d48a 100644
--- a/src/preferences.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences.cpp
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ void Preferences::_loadDefaults()
 #ifdef _WIN32
     setBool("/options/desktopintegration/value", 1);
 #endif
-#if defined(GDK_WINDOWING_QUARTZ)
-    // No maximise for Quartz, see lp:1302627
-    setInt("/options/defaultwindowsize/value", -1);
-#endif
-
 }
 
 /**