diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 85701963d..ce0fe439c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2002-07-09  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
+
+	* src/window.c (constrain_position): don't center vertically for 
+	maximized windows that don't fill the screen, just leave them at
+	the top.
+
 2002-07-06  Havoc Pennington  <hp@pobox.com>
 
 	* src/tabpopup.c (selectable_workspace_new): increase the size of 
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 690f3fc9a..838c95867 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5269,13 +5269,10 @@ constrain_position (MetaWindow        *window,
 
       /* If the window's geometry gridding (e.g. for a terminal)
        * prevents full maximization, center the window within
-       * the maximized area.
+       * the maximized area horizontally.
        */
       x += (work_area.width - window->rect.width -
             (window->frame ? (fgeom->left_width + fgeom->right_width) : 0)) / 2;
-
-      y += (work_area.height - window->rect.height -
-            (window->frame ? (fgeom->top_height + fgeom->bottom_height) : 0)) / 2;
     }
   else
     {