diff --git a/worlds/sc2/client.py b/worlds/sc2/client.py
index 57da534c43a2..a1d6728b2e98 100644
--- a/worlds/sc2/client.py
+++ b/worlds/sc2/client.py
@@ -806,10 +806,8 @@ def on_print_json(self, args: dict) -> None:
         super(SC2Context, self).on_print_json(args)
 
     def run_gui(self) -> None:
-        from .gui_config import apply_window_defaults
-        warnings = apply_window_defaults()
         from .client_gui import start_gui
-        start_gui(self, warnings)
+        start_gui(self)
 
     async def shutdown(self) -> None:
         await super(SC2Context, self).shutdown()
diff --git a/worlds/sc2/client_gui.py b/worlds/sc2/client_gui.py
index 717936497bf5..3c215271b49d 100644
--- a/worlds/sc2/client_gui.py
+++ b/worlds/sc2/client_gui.py
@@ -136,36 +136,19 @@ class SC2Manager(GameManager):
     first_mission = ""
     ctx: SC2Context
 
-    def __init__(self, ctx: SC2Context, startup_warnings: List[str]) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, ctx: SC2Context) -> None:
         super().__init__(ctx)
         self.json_to_kivy_parser = SC2JSONtoKivyParser(ctx)
-        self.startup_warnings = startup_warnings
         self.minimized = False
-        from kivy.core.window import Window
-        Window.bind(on_maximize=self.on_maximize)
-        Window.bind(on_minimize=self.on_minimize)
-        Window.bind(on_restore=self.on_restore)
 
     def on_start(self) -> None:
-        super().on_start()
-        for startup_warning in self.startup_warnings:
+        from . import gui_config
+        warnings, window_width, window_height = gui_config.get_window_defaults()
+        from kivy.core.window import Window
+        Window.size = window_width, window_height
+        for startup_warning in warnings:
             logging.getLogger("Starcraft2").warning(f"Startup WARNING: {startup_warning}")
 
-    def on_maximize(self, window) -> None:
-        SC2World.settings.window_maximized = True
-        force_settings_save_on_close()
-
-    def on_minimize(self, window) -> None:
-        self.minimized = True
-
-    def on_restore(self, window) -> None:
-        if self.minimized:
-            self.minimized = False
-        else:
-            # Restoring from maximized
-            SC2World.settings.window_maximized = False
-            force_settings_save_on_close()
-    
     def clear_tooltip(self) -> None:
         if self.ctx.current_tooltip:
             App.get_running_app().root.remove_widget(self.ctx.current_tooltip)
@@ -479,8 +462,8 @@ def get_location_type_title(self, location_type: LocationType) -> str:
             title += ""
         return title
 
-def start_gui(context: SC2Context, startup_warnings: List[str]):
-    context.ui = SC2Manager(context, startup_warnings)
+def start_gui(context: SC2Context):
+    context.ui = SC2Manager(context)
     context.ui_task = asyncio.create_task(context.ui.async_run(), name="UI")
     import pkgutil
     data = pkgutil.get_data(SC2World.__module__, "starcraft2.kv").decode()
diff --git a/worlds/sc2/gui_config.py b/worlds/sc2/gui_config.py
index 604fcf0c1ffb..5de1ff04f081 100644
--- a/worlds/sc2/gui_config.py
+++ b/worlds/sc2/gui_config.py
@@ -4,23 +4,12 @@
 from .settings import Starcraft2Settings
 from typing import List
 
-def apply_window_defaults() -> List[str]:
+def get_window_defaults() -> List[str]:
     """
-    Set the kivy config keys from the sc2world user settings.
-    Returns a list of warnings to be printed once the GUI is started.
+    Gets the window size options from the sc2 settings.
+    Returns a list of warnings to be printed once the GUI is started, followed by the window width and height
     """
     from . import SC2World
-    # This is necessary to prevent kivy from failing because it got invalid command-line args,
-    # or from spamming the logs.
-    # Must happen before importing kivy.config
-    import os
-    import Utils
-    os.environ["KIVY_NO_CONSOLELOG"] = "1"
-    os.environ["KIVY_NO_FILELOG"] = "1"
-    os.environ["KIVY_NO_ARGS"] = "1"
-    os.environ["KIVY_LOG_ENABLE"] = "0"
-    if Utils.is_frozen():
-        os.environ["KIVY_DATA_DIR"] = Utils.local_path("data")
 
     # validate settings
     warnings: List[str] = []
@@ -35,9 +24,4 @@ def apply_window_defaults() -> List[str]:
         warnings.append(f"Invalid value for options.yaml key sc2_options.window_width: '{SC2World.settings.window_width}'. Expected a positive integer.")
         window_width = Starcraft2Settings.window_width
 
-    # from kivy.config import Config
-    # Config.set('graphics', 'width', str(window_width))
-    # Config.set('graphics', 'height', str(window_height))
-    # if SC2World.settings.window_maximized:
-    #     Config.set('graphics', 'window_state', 'maximized')
-    return warnings
+    return warnings, window_width, window_height
diff --git a/worlds/sc2/settings.py b/worlds/sc2/settings.py
index f49c2eb772de..b065a59de994 100644
--- a/worlds/sc2/settings.py
+++ b/worlds/sc2/settings.py
@@ -7,12 +7,9 @@ class WindowWidth(int):
         """The starting width the client window in pixels"""
     class WindowHeight(int):
         """The starting height the client window in pixels"""
-    class StartMaximized(settings.Bool):
-        """Controls whether the client window should start maximized"""
     class GameWindowedMode(settings.Bool):
         """Controls whether the game should start in windowed mode"""
 
     window_width = WindowWidth(1080)
     window_height = WindowHeight(720)
-    window_maximized: Union[StartMaximized, bool] = False
     game_windowed_mode: Union[GameWindowedMode, bool] = False