diff --git a/src/floating.c b/src/floating.c
index 69a4f54c..bd52cdb6 100644
--- a/src/floating.c
+++ b/src/floating.c
@@ -745,16 +745,13 @@ bool floating_reposition(Con *con, Rect newrect) {
 
     con->rect = newrect;
 
-    bool reassigned = floating_maybe_reassign_ws(con);
+    floating_maybe_reassign_ws(con);
 
     /* If this is a scratchpad window, don't auto center it from now on. */
     if (con->scratchpad_state == SCRATCHPAD_FRESH)
         con->scratchpad_state = SCRATCHPAD_CHANGED;
 
-    /* Workspace change will already result in a tree_render. */
-    if (!reassigned) {
-        tree_render();
-    }
+    tree_render();
     return true;
 }