diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cf605faf..2ca8e9fd 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -364,16 +364,6 @@ pub enum FullScreenState {
     Exclusive(MonitorId),
 }
 
-impl FullScreenState {
-    pub fn get_monitor(&self) -> Option<platform::MonitorId> {
-        if let FullScreenState::Exclusive(ref monitor) = *self {
-            Some(monitor.0.clone())
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 /// Describes how winit handles the cursor.
 #[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
 pub enum CursorState {
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs b/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
index 98e56e0e..95ea44a8 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/wayland/window.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ use std::sync::atomic::AtomicBool;
 use wayland_client::{EventQueue, EventQueueHandle, Proxy};
 use wayland_client::protocol::{wl_display,wl_surface};
 
-use {CreationError, MouseCursor, CursorState, WindowAttributes};
+use {CreationError, MouseCursor, CursorState, WindowAttributes, FullScreenState};
 use platform::MonitorId as PlatformMonitorId;
+use window::MonitorId as RootMonitorId;
+use super::context::MonitorId as WaylandMonitorId;
 
 use super::{WaylandContext, EventsLoop};
 use super::wayland_window;
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ impl Window {
                 *(decorated.handler()) = Some(DecoratedHandler::new());
 
                 // set fullscreen if necessary
-                if let Some(PlatformMonitorId::Wayland(ref monitor_id)) = attributes.fullscreen.get_monitor() {
+                if let FullScreenState::Exclusive(RootMonitorId(PlatformMonitorId::Wayland(ref monitor_id))) = attributes.fullscreen {
                     ctxt.with_output(monitor_id.clone(), |output| {
                         decorated.set_fullscreen(Some(output))
                     });
diff --git a/src/platform/macos/window.rs b/src/platform/macos/window.rs
index f6131d43..98c64d77 100644
--- a/src/platform/macos/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/macos/window.rs
@@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ impl Window {
 
     fn create_window(attrs: &WindowAttributes) -> Option<IdRef> {
         unsafe {
-            let screen = match attrs.fullscreen.get_monitor() {
-                Some(ref monitor_id) => {
+            let screen = match attrs.fullscreen {
+                FullScreenState::Exclusive(ref monitor_id) => {
                     let native_id = match monitor_id.get_native_identifier() {
                         NativeMonitorId::Numeric(num) => num,
                         _ => panic!("OS X monitors should always have a numeric native ID")
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ impl Window {
                     };
                     Some(matching_screen.unwrap_or(appkit::NSScreen::mainScreen(nil)))
                 },
-                None => None
+                _ => None,
             };
             let frame = match screen {
                 Some(screen) => appkit::NSScreen::frame(screen),
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/window.rs b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
index 89221ade..e98f6a8b 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/window.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/window.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ use CursorState;
 use MouseCursor;
 use WindowAttributes;
 use FullScreenState;
+use MonitorId as RootMonitorId;
 
 use dwmapi;
 use kernel32;
@@ -328,12 +329,13 @@ unsafe fn init(window: WindowAttributes, pl_attribs: PlatformSpecificWindowBuild
     // switching to fullscreen if necessary
     // this means adjusting the window's position so that it overlaps the right monitor,
     //  and change the monitor's resolution if necessary
-    if let Some(ref monitor) = window.fullscreen.get_monitor() {
+    let fullscreen = if let FullScreenState::Exclusive(RootMonitorId(ref monitor)) = window.fullscreen {
         try!(switch_to_fullscreen(&mut rect, monitor));
+        true
+    } else {
+        false
     };
 
-    let fullscreen = window.fullscreen.get_monitor().is_some();
-
     // computing the style and extended style of the window
     let (ex_style, style) = if fullscreen || !window.decorations {
         (winapi::WS_EX_APPWINDOW,
diff --git a/src/window.rs b/src/window.rs
index 19ebc753..7e046e22 100644
--- a/src/window.rs
+++ b/src/window.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ impl WindowBuilder {
     pub fn build(mut self, events_loop: &EventsLoop) -> Result<Window, CreationError> {
         // resizing the window to the dimensions of the monitor when fullscreen
         if self.window.dimensions.is_none() {
-            if let Some(monitor) = self.window.fullscreen.get_monitor() {
+            if let FullScreenState::Exclusive(ref monitor) = self.window.fullscreen {
                 self.window.dimensions = Some(monitor.get_dimensions());
             }
         }