diff --git a/calmwm.h b/calmwm.h
index 91491c2..712a677 100644
--- a/calmwm.h
+++ b/calmwm.h
@@ -375,9 +375,6 @@ struct menu  		*menu_filter(struct screen_ctx *, struct menu_q *,
 			     void (*)(struct menu *, int));
 void			 menu_init(struct screen_ctx *);
 
-/* XXX should be xu_ */
-void			  xev_reconfig(struct client_ctx *);
-
 void			 xev_loop(void);
 
 void			 xu_getatoms(void);
@@ -390,6 +387,7 @@ void			 xu_ptr_setpos(Window, int, int);
 void			 xu_ptr_getpos(Window, int *, int *);
 void			 xu_key_grab(Window, int, int);
 void			 xu_key_ungrab(Window, int, int);
+void			 xu_configure(struct client_ctx *);
 void			 xu_sendmsg(Window, Atom, long);
 int			 xu_getprop(Window, Atom, Atom, long, u_char **);
 int			 xu_getstrprop(Window, Atom, char **);
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 8971b35..57a1efe 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ client_new(Window win, struct screen_ctx *sc, int mapped)
 	XAddToSaveSet(X_Dpy, cc->win);
 
 	/* Notify client of its configuration. */
-	xev_reconfig(cc);
+	xu_configure(cc);
 
 	(state == IconicState) ? client_hide(cc) : client_unhide(cc);
 	xu_setstate(cc, cc->state);
@@ -390,14 +390,14 @@ client_resize(struct client_ctx *cc)
 
 	XMoveResizeWindow(X_Dpy, cc->win, cc->geom.x,
 	    cc->geom.y, cc->geom.width, cc->geom.height);
-	xev_reconfig(cc);
+	xu_configure(cc);
 }
 
 void
 client_move(struct client_ctx *cc)
 {
 	XMoveWindow(X_Dpy, cc->win, cc->geom.x, cc->geom.y);
-	xev_reconfig(cc);
+	xu_configure(cc);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/xevents.c b/xevents.c
index f4fca00..0d9799d 100644
--- a/xevents.c
+++ b/xevents.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ xev_handle_configurerequest(XEvent *ee)
 		wc.border_width = cc->bwidth;
 
 		XConfigureWindow(X_Dpy, cc->win, e->value_mask, &wc);
-		xev_reconfig(cc);
+		xu_configure(cc);
 	} else {
 		/* let it do what it wants, it'll be ours when we map it. */
 		wc.x = e->x;
@@ -213,25 +213,6 @@ test:
 
 }
 
-void
-xev_reconfig(struct client_ctx *cc)
-{
-	XConfigureEvent	 ce;
-
-	ce.type = ConfigureNotify;
-	ce.event = cc->win;
-	ce.window = cc->win;
-	ce.x = cc->geom.x;
-	ce.y = cc->geom.y;
-	ce.width = cc->geom.width;
-	ce.height = cc->geom.height;
-	ce.border_width = cc->bwidth;
-	ce.above = None;
-	ce.override_redirect = 0;
-
-	XSendEvent(X_Dpy, cc->win, False, StructureNotifyMask, (XEvent *)&ce);
-}
-
 static void
 xev_handle_enternotify(XEvent *ee)
 {
@@ -429,7 +410,6 @@ xev_handle_expose(XEvent *ee)
 		client_draw_border(cc);
 }
 
-
 volatile sig_atomic_t	_xev_quit = 0;
 
 void
diff --git a/xutil.c b/xutil.c
index c57bea7..7f788a2 100644
--- a/xutil.c
+++ b/xutil.c
@@ -118,6 +118,25 @@ xu_key_ungrab(Window win, int mask, int keysym)
 		XUngrabKey(X_Dpy, code, (mask | ign_mods[i]), win);
 }
 
+void
+xu_configure(struct client_ctx *cc)
+{
+	XConfigureEvent	 ce;
+
+	ce.type = ConfigureNotify;
+	ce.event = cc->win;
+	ce.window = cc->win;
+	ce.x = cc->geom.x;
+	ce.y = cc->geom.y;
+	ce.width = cc->geom.width;
+	ce.height = cc->geom.height;
+	ce.border_width = cc->bwidth;
+	ce.above = None;
+	ce.override_redirect = 0;
+
+	XSendEvent(X_Dpy, cc->win, False, StructureNotifyMask, (XEvent *)&ce);
+}
+
 void
 xu_sendmsg(Window win, Atom atm, long val)
 {