diff --git a/ibus.c b/ibus.c
index 5335759..6afff91 100644
--- a/ibus.c
+++ b/ibus.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ struct Ictx
 	int	focused;
 	u32int	cap;
 	u32int	purpose;
-	u32int	hints;
 	int	clientcommitpreedit;
 	Caret	caret;
 };
@@ -671,11 +670,12 @@ getproperty(DBusMessage *m, const char **iface, const char **name,
 	return 1;
 }
 
+/* ContentType is (purpose, hints); only the purpose matters to us. */
 static int
-getcontent(DBusMessageIter *value, u32int *purpose, u32int *hints)
+getcontent(DBusMessageIter *value, u32int *purpose)
 {
 	DBusMessageIter st;
-	dbus_uint32_t p, h;
+	dbus_uint32_t p;
 
 	if(dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(value) != DBUS_TYPE_STRUCT)
 		return 0;
@@ -686,11 +686,9 @@ getcontent(DBusMessageIter *value, u32int *purpose, u32int *hints)
 	if(!dbus_message_iter_next(&st) ||
 	   dbus_message_iter_get_arg_type(&st) != DBUS_TYPE_UINT32)
 		return 0;
-	dbus_message_iter_get_basic(&st, &h);
 	if(dbus_message_iter_next(&st))
 		return 0;
 	*purpose = p;
-	*hints = h;
 	return 1;
 }
 
@@ -701,7 +699,7 @@ handlepropertyset(DBusConnection *c, DBusMessage *m, Ictx *ctx)
 	const char *iface, *name;
 	DBusMessageIter value, st;
 	dbus_bool_t b;
-	u32int purpose, hints;
+	u32int purpose;
 	Keyres res;
 	int washidden;
 
@@ -712,12 +710,11 @@ handlepropertyset(DBusConnection *c, DBusMessage *m, Ictx *ctx)
 		return handleerror(c, m, DBUS_ERROR_UNKNOWN_INTERFACE,
 			"unknown property interface");
 	if(strcmp(name, "ContentType") == 0){
-		if(!getcontent(&value, &purpose, &hints))
+		if(!getcontent(&value, &purpose))
 			return handleerror(c, m, DBUS_ERROR_INVALID_ARGS,
 				"ContentType expects (uu)");
 		washidden = hidden(ctx);
 		ctx->purpose = purpose;
-		ctx->hints = hints;
 		if(ctx->focused && !washidden && hidden(ctx)){
 			sendrequest(ctx, Keyreset, 0, 0, &res);
 			if(clientpreedit(ctx))
diff --git a/tests/ibus_test.c b/tests/ibus_test.c
index b5165f1..0035a07 100644
--- a/tests/ibus_test.c
+++ b/tests/ibus_test.c
@@ -285,12 +285,11 @@ cleanup:
 void
 ibus_private_input_policy(struct ct *t)
 {
-	static const struct { u32int purpose, hints; int want; } cases[] = {
-		{ 0, 0, 0 },
-		{ Ibuspurposepassword, 0, 1 },
-		{ Ibuspurposepin, 0, 1 },
-		{ 0, 1<<11, 0 },
-		{ 37, 1<<20, 0 },
+	static const struct { u32int purpose; int want; } cases[] = {
+		{ 0, 0 },
+		{ Ibuspurposepassword, 1 },
+		{ Ibuspurposepin, 1 },
+		{ 37, 0 },
 	};
 	Ibusfix f;
 	Ictx *ctx;
@@ -304,14 +303,12 @@ ibus_private_input_policy(struct ct *t)
 		goto cleanup;
 	for(i = 0; i < nelem(cases); i++){
 		ctx->purpose = cases[i].purpose;
-		ctx->hints = cases[i].hints;
 		CT_EQ_INT(t, cases[i].want, hidden(ctx));
 	}
 
 	ctx->focused = 1;
 	ctx->cap = Cclientpreedit;
 	ctx->purpose = 0;
-	ctx->hints = 0;
 	contextkey(t, &f, ctx, 'n', Testctrlmask);
 	res = contextkey(t, &f, ctx, 'k', 0);
 	checkstr(t, "preedit", "k", &res.preedit);
@@ -323,7 +320,6 @@ ibus_private_input_policy(struct ct *t)
 	checkenginepreedit(t, "k");
 
 	ctx->purpose = 0;
-	ctx->hints = 1<<11;
 	res = contextkey(t, &f, ctx, 'a', 0);
 	checkstr(t, "preedit", "か", &res.preedit);
 cleanup: