diff --git a/include/drag.h b/include/drag.h
index 5d4ca581e..924ff98c6 100644
--- a/include/drag.h
+++ b/include/drag.h
@@ -51,5 +51,5 @@ typedef enum {
  *
  */
 drag_result_t drag_pointer(Con *con, const xcb_button_press_event_t *event,
-                           xcb_window_t confine_to, border_t border, int cursor,
+                           xcb_window_t confine_to, int cursor,
                            callback_t callback, const void *extra);
diff --git a/src/drag.c b/src/drag.c
index af019b255..57d9f9a9b 100644
--- a/src/drag.c
+++ b/src/drag.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static void xcb_drag_prepare_cb(EV_P_ ev_prepare *w, int revents) {
  *
  */
 drag_result_t drag_pointer(Con *con, const xcb_button_press_event_t *event, xcb_window_t confine_to,
-                           border_t border, int cursor, callback_t callback, const void *extra) {
+                           int cursor, callback_t callback, const void *extra) {
     xcb_cursor_t xcursor = (cursor && xcursor_supported) ? xcursor_get_cursor(cursor) : XCB_NONE;
 
     /* Grab the pointer */
diff --git a/src/floating.c b/src/floating.c
index b022ee193..6772128ae 100644
--- a/src/floating.c
+++ b/src/floating.c
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ void floating_drag_window(Con *con, const xcb_button_press_event_t *event) {
     Rect initial_rect = con->rect;
 
     /* Drag the window */
-    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(con, event, XCB_NONE, BORDER_TOP /* irrelevant */, XCURSOR_CURSOR_MOVE, drag_window_callback, event);
+    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(con, event, XCB_NONE, XCURSOR_CURSOR_MOVE, drag_window_callback, event);
 
     if (!con_exists(con)) {
         DLOG("The container has been closed in the meantime.\n");
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ void floating_resize_window(Con *con, const bool proportional,
     /* get the initial rect in case of revert/cancel */
     Rect initial_rect = con->rect;
 
-    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(con, event, XCB_NONE, BORDER_TOP /* irrelevant */, cursor, resize_window_callback, &params);
+    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(con, event, XCB_NONE, cursor, resize_window_callback, &params);
 
     if (!con_exists(con)) {
         DLOG("The container has been closed in the meantime.\n");
diff --git a/src/resize.c b/src/resize.c
index 5ddee5c1e..a63e337b9 100644
--- a/src/resize.c
+++ b/src/resize.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void resize_graphical_handler(Con *first, Con *second, orientation_t orientation
     const struct callback_params params = {orientation, output, helpwin, &new_position};
 
     /* `drag_pointer' blocks until the drag is completed. */
-    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(NULL, event, grabwin, BORDER_TOP, 0, resize_callback, &params);
+    drag_result_t drag_result = drag_pointer(NULL, event, grabwin, 0, resize_callback, &params);
 
     xcb_destroy_window(conn, helpwin);
     xcb_destroy_window(conn, grabwin);