diff --git a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
index f6330652..430b157b 100644
--- a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
+++ b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.cpp
@@ -441,12 +441,8 @@ namespace Breeze
         // draw caption
         painter->setFont(s->font());
         const auto cR = captionRect();
-        const QString caption = cR.second ?
-            painter->fontMetrics().elidedText(c->caption(), Qt::ElideMiddle, cR.first.width()):
-            c->caption();
-
         painter->setPen(m_colorSettings.font(c->isActive()));
-        painter->drawText(cR.first, Qt::AlignVCenter| Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::TextSingleLine, caption);
+        painter->drawText(cR, Qt::AlignCenter| Qt::AlignLeft | Qt::TextSingleLine | Qt::ElideMiddle, c->caption());
 
         // draw all buttons
         m_leftButtons->paint(painter, repaintRegion);
@@ -473,7 +469,7 @@ namespace Breeze
     { return borderTop() - settings()->smallSpacing()*(Metrics::TitleBar_BottomMargin + Metrics::TitleBar_TopMargin ) - 1; }
 
     //________________________________________________________________
-    QPair<QRect,bool> Decoration::captionRect() const
+    QRect Decoration::captionRect() const
     {
         const int leftOffset = m_leftButtons->geometry().x() + m_leftButtons->geometry().width() + Metrics::TitleBar_SideMargin*settings()->smallSpacing();
         const int rightOffset = size().width() - m_rightButtons->geometry().x() + Metrics::TitleBar_SideMargin*settings()->smallSpacing();
@@ -483,9 +479,6 @@ namespace Breeze
         boundingRect.setTop( yOffset );
         boundingRect.setHeight( captionHeight() );
 
-        // store original width to detect when text ellision is needed
-        const int boundingRectWidth( boundingRect.width() );
-
         switch( m_internalSettings->titleAlignment() )
         {
             case Breeze::InternalSettings::AlignLeft:
@@ -520,7 +513,7 @@ namespace Breeze
             boundingRect.setLeft( qMax( boundingRect.left(), leftOffset ) );
         }
 
-        return qMakePair( boundingRect, boundingRect.width() < boundingRectWidth );
+        return boundingRect;
 
     }
 
diff --git a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.h b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.h
index ccdc6a67..705984ac 100644
--- a/kdecoration/breezedecoration.h
+++ b/kdecoration/breezedecoration.h
@@ -110,12 +110,8 @@ namespace Breeze
 
         private:
 
-        /**
-        return the smallest rect in which caption will be drawn,
-        properly positionned inside the title bar. Second return parameter
-        is set to true when text ellision is required
-        */
-        QPair<QRect,bool> captionRect() const;
+        //* return the rect in which caption will be drawn
+        QRect captionRect() const;
 
         void createButtons();
         void paintTitleBar(QPainter *painter, const QRect &repaintRegion);