diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index 673f1642..15b0d2dc 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -1451,10 +1451,9 @@ server_client_dispatch(struct imsg *imsg, void *arg)
 
 		if (c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL)
 			break;
-		if (tty_resize(&c->tty)) {
-			recalculate_sizes();
-			server_redraw_client(c);
-		}
+		tty_resize(&c->tty);
+		recalculate_sizes();
+		server_redraw_client(c);
 		if (c->session != NULL)
 			notify_client("client-resized", c);
 		break;
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index f56f3b1b..79ae8ddc 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1661,8 +1661,8 @@ void	tty_puts(struct tty *, const char *);
 void	tty_putc(struct tty *, u_char);
 void	tty_putn(struct tty *, const void *, size_t, u_int);
 int	tty_init(struct tty *, struct client *, int, char *);
-int	tty_resize(struct tty *);
-int	tty_set_size(struct tty *, u_int, u_int);
+void	tty_resize(struct tty *);
+void	tty_set_size(struct tty *, u_int, u_int);
 void	tty_start_tty(struct tty *);
 void	tty_stop_tty(struct tty *);
 void	tty_set_title(struct tty *, const char *);
diff --git a/tty.c b/tty.c
index 9de1f50a..72453821 100644
--- a/tty.c
+++ b/tty.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ tty_init(struct tty *tty, struct client *c, int fd, char *term)
 	return (0);
 }
 
-int
+void
 tty_resize(struct tty *tty)
 {
 	struct client	*c = tty->client;
@@ -139,21 +139,15 @@ tty_resize(struct tty *tty)
 		sy = 24;
 	}
 	log_debug("%s: %s now %ux%u", __func__, c->name, sx, sy);
-
-	if (!tty_set_size(tty, sx, sy))
-		return (0);
+	tty_set_size(tty, sx, sy);
 	tty_invalidate(tty);
-	return (1);
 }
 
-int
+void
 tty_set_size(struct tty *tty, u_int sx, u_int sy)
 {
-	if (sx == tty->sx && sy == tty->sy)
-		return (0);
 	tty->sx = sx;
 	tty->sy = sy;
-	return (1);
 }
 
 static void