diff --git a/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java b/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
index c471a3cbc..14938445d 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/javafx/PSurfaceFX.java
@@ -301,17 +301,8 @@ public class PSurfaceFX implements PSurface {
             maxY = Math.max(maxY, bounds.getMaxY());
           }
         }
-        if (minY < 0) {
-          // FX can't handle this
-          System.err.format("FX can't place window at negative Y coordinate " +
-                                "[x=%d, y=%d]. Please make sure that your secondary " +
-                                "display does not extend above the main display.",
-                            (int) minX, (int) minY);
-          screenRect = primaryScreenRect;
-        } else {
-          screenRect = new Rectangle((int) minX, (int) minY,
-                                     (int) (maxX - minX), (int) (maxY - minY));
-        }
+        screenRect = new Rectangle((int) minX, (int) minY,
+                                   (int) (maxX - minX), (int) (maxY - minY));
       }
 
       // Set the displayWidth/Height variables inside PApplet, so that they're
@@ -558,10 +549,6 @@ public class PSurfaceFX implements PSurface {
       return;
     }
 
-    //Dimension window = setFrameSize();
-//    int contentW = Math.max(sketchWidth, MIN_WINDOW_WIDTH);
-//    int contentH = Math.max(sketchHeight, MIN_WINDOW_HEIGHT);
-//    System.out.println("stage size is " + stage.getWidth() + " " + stage.getHeight());
     int wide = sketch.width;  // stage.getWidth() is NaN here
     int high = sketch.height;  // stage.getHeight()
 
@@ -581,42 +568,10 @@ public class PSurfaceFX implements PSurface {
         stage.setY(locationY);
 
       } else {  // doesn't fit
-//        // if it fits inside the editor window,
-//        // offset slightly from upper lefthand corner
-//        // so that it's plunked inside the text area
-//        locationX = editorLocation[0] + 66;
-//        locationY = editorLocation[1] + 66;
-//
-//        if ((locationX + stage.getWidth() > sketch.displayWidth - 33) ||
-//            (locationY + stage.getHeight() > sketch.displayHeight - 33)) {
-//          // otherwise center on screen
-//        locationX = (int) ((sketch.displayWidth - wide) / 2);
-//        locationY = (int) ((sketch.displayHeight - high) / 2);
-//        }
-        locationX = (sketch.displayWidth - wide) / 2;
-        locationY = (sketch.displayHeight - high) / 2;
-        stage.setX(locationX);
-        stage.setY(locationY);
+        stage.centerOnScreen();
       }
     } else {  // just center on screen
-      //setFrameCentered();
-    }
-    if (stage.getY() < 0) {
-      // Windows actually allows you to place frames where they can't be
-      // closed. Awesome. http://dev.processing.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=1508
-      //frame.setLocation(frameLoc.x, 30);
-      stage.setY(30);
-    }
-
-    //canvas.setBounds((contentW - sketchWidth)/2,
-    //                 (contentH - sketchHeight)/2,
-    //                 sketchWidth, sketchHeight);
-
-    // handle frame resizing events
-    //setupFrameResizeListener();
-
-    if (sketch.getGraphics().displayable()) {
-      setVisible(true);
+      stage.centerOnScreen();
     }
   }