diff --git a/doc/changelog.asciidoc b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
index 3e56f28bf..51f6c4685 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.asciidoc
+++ b/doc/changelog.asciidoc
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ Changed
 - The `importer.py` script was largely rewritten and now also supports importing
   from Firefox' `places.sqlite` file.
 - Various internal refactorings to use Python 3.5 and ECMAscript 6 features
+- If the `window.hide_wayland_decoration` setting is False, but
+  `QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION` is set in the environment,
+  the decorations are still hidden.
 
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py b/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
index 111e99c55..6aaf40720 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/configinit.py
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ def _init_envvars():
 
     if config.val.window.hide_wayland_decoration:
         os.environ['QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION'] = '1'
-    else:
-        os.environ.pop('QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION', None)
 
     if config.val.qt.highdpi:
         os.environ['QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR'] = '1'
diff --git a/tests/unit/config/test_configinit.py b/tests/unit/config/test_configinit.py
index 14ca2d21d..8d5750a3b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/config/test_configinit.py
+++ b/tests/unit/config/test_configinit.py
@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@ class TestEarlyInit:
          'QT_XCB_FORCE_SOFTWARE_OPENGL', '1'),
         ('qt.force_platform', 'toaster', 'QT_QPA_PLATFORM', 'toaster'),
         ('qt.highdpi', True, 'QT_AUTO_SCREEN_SCALE_FACTOR', '1'),
+        ('window.hide_wayland_decoration', True,
+         'QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION', '1')
     ])
     def test_env_vars(self, monkeypatch, config_stub,
                       config_opt, config_val, envvar, expected):
@@ -284,21 +286,6 @@ class TestEarlyInit:
 
         assert os.environ[envvar] == expected
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('old', ['1', '0', None])
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize('configval', [True, False])
-    def test_hide_wayland_decoration(self, monkeypatch, config_stub,
-                                     old, configval):
-        envvar = 'QT_WAYLAND_DISABLE_WINDOWDECORATION'
-        if old is None:
-            monkeypatch.delenv(envvar, raising=False)
-        else:
-            monkeypatch.setenv(envvar, old)
-
-        config_stub.val.window.hide_wayland_decoration = configval
-        configinit._init_envvars()
-
-        assert os.environ.get(envvar) == ('1' if configval else None)
-
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('errors', [True, False])
 def test_late_init(init_patch, monkeypatch, fake_save_manager, args,