diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52206b7f..567760e4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,10 +67,14 @@ your distro's logo or any ascii art of your choice!
 
 ### Required dependencies:
 
--  `Bash 4.0+`
--  `procps-ng`
+- `Bash 4.0+`
+- `procps-ng`
     - Not required on OS X
 
+##### Linux / BSD
+
+- `wmctrl` \[3\]
+
 
 ### Optional dependencies:
 
@@ -79,7 +83,6 @@ your distro's logo or any ascii art of your choice!
 
 ##### Linux / BSD
 
-- Window Manager: `wmctrl` \[3\]
 - Wallpaper: `feh`, `nitrogen` or `gsettings`
 - Current Song: `mpc` or `cmus`
 - Resolution: `xorg-xdpyinfo`
@@ -90,8 +93,7 @@ your distro's logo or any ascii art of your choice!
 \[2\] You can enable the `iTerm2` image backend by using the launch flag `--image_backend iterm2` or by<br \>
 changing the config option `$image_backend` to `iterm2`.
 
-\[3\] You should install wmctrl if the builtin window manager detection isn't working for you. The builtin<br \>
-detection works for most people and is generally faster which is why wmctrl isn't default.
+\[3\] See **#71** about why this is now a required dependency.
 
 \[4\] You can use the launch flag `--scrot_cmd` or change the config option `$scrot_cmd` to your screenshot<br \>
 program's cmd and fetch will use it instead of scrot.
diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index 641e3670..39e1fe19 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -751,13 +751,6 @@ getwm () {
     if type -p wmctrl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         wm="$(wmctrl -m | head -n1)"
         wm=${wm/Name: }
-
-    elif [ "$XINITRC" ]; then
-        wm=$(grep "^[^#]*exec" "$XINITRC" | tail -n 1)
-
-    elif [ -e "$HOME/.xinitrc" ]; then
-        wm=$(grep "^[^#]*exec" "${HOME}/.xinitrc" | tail -n 1)
-
     else
         case "$os" in
             "Mac OS X") wm="Quartz Compositor" ;;