diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index c7c249518..f5826bbb6 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -6563,8 +6563,7 @@ meta_window_property_notify (MetaWindow *window,
 void
 meta_window_change_workspace_by_index (MetaWindow *window,
                                        gint        space_index,
-                                       gboolean    append,
-                                       guint32     timestamp)
+                                       gboolean    append)
 {
   MetaWorkspace *workspace;
   MetaScreen    *screen;
@@ -6583,11 +6582,7 @@ meta_window_change_workspace_by_index (MetaWindow *window,
     meta_screen_get_workspace_by_index (screen, space_index);
 
   if (!workspace && append)
-    {
-      if (timestamp == CurrentTime)
-        timestamp = meta_display_get_current_time_roundtrip (window->display);
-      workspace = meta_screen_append_new_workspace (screen, FALSE, timestamp);
-    }
+    workspace = meta_screen_append_new_workspace (screen, FALSE, CurrentTime);
 
   if (workspace)
     {
diff --git a/src/meta/window.h b/src/meta/window.h
index 9679454ad..424d5378e 100644
--- a/src/meta/window.h
+++ b/src/meta/window.h
@@ -140,8 +140,7 @@ void meta_window_unset_demands_attention (MetaWindow *window);
 const char* meta_window_get_startup_id (MetaWindow *window);
 void meta_window_change_workspace_by_index (MetaWindow *window,
                                             gint        space_index,
-                                            gboolean    append,
-                                            guint32     timestamp);
+                                            gboolean    append);
 void meta_window_change_workspace          (MetaWindow  *window,
                                             MetaWorkspace *workspace);
 GObject *meta_window_get_compositor_private (MetaWindow *window);