diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index ebf736d0..7e7b3d50 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 
     unsigned int styleMask = 0;
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor || !wndconfig->decorated)
+    if (window->monitor || !wndconfig->decorated)
         styleMask = NSBorderlessWindowMask;
     else
     {
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 
     NSRect contentRect;
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         GLFWvidmode mode;
         int xpos, ypos;
@@ -945,10 +945,8 @@ static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (wndconfig->resizable)
         [window->ns.object setCollectionBehavior:NSWindowCollectionBehaviorFullScreenPrimary];
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
-    {
+    if (window->monitor)
         [window->ns.object setLevel:NSMainMenuWindowLevel + 1];
-    }
     else
     {
         [window->ns.object center];
@@ -998,7 +996,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
             return GLFW_FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         _glfwPlatformShowWindow(window);
         if (!enterFullscreenMode(window))
diff --git a/src/internal.h b/src/internal.h
index e1466dc5..01046d0d 100644
--- a/src/internal.h
+++ b/src/internal.h
@@ -247,7 +247,6 @@ struct _GLFWwndconfig
     GLFWbool      autoIconify;
     GLFWbool      floating;
     GLFWbool      maximized;
-    _GLFWmonitor* monitor;
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/mir_window.c b/src/mir_window.c
index 3b256081..5d2c145b 100644
--- a/src/mir_window.c
+++ b/src/mir_window.c
@@ -351,10 +351,10 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
             return GLFW_FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         GLFWvidmode mode;
-        _glfwPlatformGetVideoMode(wndconfig->monitor, &mode);
+        _glfwPlatformGetVideoMode(window->monitor, &mode);
 
         mir_surface_set_state(window->mir.surface, mir_surface_state_fullscreen);
 
diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index c0d01ddd..7fc8c5e9 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -760,15 +760,15 @@ static int createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window, const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
     DWORD style = getWindowStyle(window);
     DWORD exStyle = getWindowExStyle(window);
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         GLFWvidmode mode;
 
         // NOTE: This window placement is temporary and approximate, as the
         //       correct position and size cannot be known until the monitor
         //       video mode has been set
-        _glfwPlatformGetMonitorPos(wndconfig->monitor, &xpos, &ypos);
-        _glfwPlatformGetVideoMode(wndconfig->monitor, &mode);
+        _glfwPlatformGetMonitorPos(window->monitor, &xpos, &ypos);
+        _glfwPlatformGetVideoMode(window->monitor, &mode);
         fullWidth  = mode.width;
         fullHeight = mode.height;
     }
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ static int createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window, const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
                                           WM_COPYGLOBALDATA, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->floating && !wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (wndconfig->floating && !window->monitor)
     {
         SetWindowPos(window->win32.handle,
                      HWND_TOPMOST,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 69e9fbe7..01f46b23 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height,
     wndconfig.width   = width;
     wndconfig.height  = height;
     wndconfig.title   = title;
-    wndconfig.monitor = (_GLFWmonitor*) monitor;
     ctxconfig.share   = (_GLFWwindow*) share;
 
     if (ctxconfig.share)
@@ -155,7 +154,7 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height,
         }
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig.monitor)
+    if (monitor)
     {
         wndconfig.resizable = GLFW_TRUE;
         wndconfig.visible   = GLFW_TRUE;
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height,
     window->videoMode.blueBits    = fbconfig.blueBits;
     window->videoMode.refreshRate = _glfw.hints.refreshRate;
 
-    window->monitor     = wndconfig.monitor;
+    window->monitor     = (_GLFWmonitor*) monitor;
     window->resizable   = wndconfig.resizable;
     window->decorated   = wndconfig.decorated;
     window->autoIconify = wndconfig.autoIconify;
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ GLFWAPI GLFWwindow* glfwCreateWindow(int width, int height,
         _glfwPlatformMakeContextCurrent(previous);
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig.monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         int width, height;
         _glfwPlatformGetWindowSize(window, &width, &height);
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 3920e82e..2cc8abff 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -329,13 +329,13 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
             return GLFW_FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         wl_shell_surface_set_fullscreen(
             window->wl.shell_surface,
             WL_SHELL_SURFACE_FULLSCREEN_METHOD_DEFAULT,
             0,
-            wndconfig->monitor->wl.output);
+            window->monitor->wl.output);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index eaf74547..0c2016b3 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
                      (XPointer) window);
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         if (!_glfw.x11.NET_WM_STATE || !_glfw.x11.NET_WM_STATE_FULLSCREEN)
         {
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ static GLFWbool createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
         XSizeHints* hints = XAllocSizeHints();
         hints->flags = 0;
 
-        if (wndconfig->monitor)
+        if (window->monitor)
         {
             hints->flags |= PPosition;
-            _glfwPlatformGetMonitorPos(wndconfig->monitor, &hints->x, &hints->y);
+            _glfwPlatformGetMonitorPos(window->monitor, &hints->x, &hints->y);
         }
 
         if (!wndconfig->resizable)
@@ -1447,7 +1447,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 #endif
     }
 
-    if (wndconfig->monitor)
+    if (window->monitor)
     {
         _glfwPlatformShowWindow(window);
         enterFullscreenMode(window);