diff --git a/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go b/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
index fee7fece7..18c29f072 100644
--- a/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
+++ b/internal/uidriver/glfw/ui.go
@@ -644,13 +644,6 @@ func (u *UserInterface) DeviceScaleFactor() float64 {
 
 // deviceScaleFactor must be called from the main thread.
 func (u *UserInterface) deviceScaleFactor() float64 {
-	// Before calling SetWindowPosition, the window's position is not reliable.
-	if u.iwindow.setPositionCalled {
-		// Avoid calling monitor.GetPos if we have the monitor position cached already.
-		if cm := getCachedMonitor(u.window.GetPos()); cm != nil {
-			return devicescale.GetAt(cm.x, cm.y)
-		}
-	}
 	m := u.initMonitor
 	if u.window != nil {
 		m = currentMonitor(u.window)
diff --git a/internal/uidriver/glfw/window.go b/internal/uidriver/glfw/window.go
index 4d4fbf2f0..d7b646590 100644
--- a/internal/uidriver/glfw/window.go
+++ b/internal/uidriver/glfw/window.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type window struct {
-	ui                *UserInterface
-	setPositionCalled bool
+	ui *UserInterface
 }
 
 func (w *window) IsDecorated() bool {
@@ -212,10 +211,6 @@ func (w *window) SetPosition(x, y int) {
 
 // setPosition must be called from the main thread
 func (w *window) setPosition(x, y int) {
-	defer func() {
-		w.setPositionCalled = true
-	}()
-
 	mx, my := currentMonitor(w.ui.window).GetPos()
 	xf := w.ui.toGLFWPixel(float64(x))
 	yf := w.ui.toGLFWPixel(float64(y))