diff --git a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
index 94b069db..faae3b08 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/core/mod.rs
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ pub enum CrossBoundaryBehaviour {
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, Display, EnumString, ValueEnum, PartialEq)]
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "schemars", derive(schemars::JsonSchema))]
 pub enum HidingBehaviour {
-    /// Use the SW_HIDE flag to hide windows when switching workspaces (has issues with Electron apps)
+    /// END OF LIFE FEATURE: Use the SW_HIDE flag to hide windows when switching workspaces (has issues with Electron apps)
     Hide,
     /// Use the SW_MINIMIZE flag to hide windows when switching workspaces (has issues with frequent workspace switching)
     Minimize,
diff --git a/komorebi/src/reaper.rs b/komorebi/src/reaper.rs
index cc102910..5209bc0b 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/reaper.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/reaper.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 use crate::border_manager;
 use crate::notify_subscribers;
 use crate::winevent::WinEvent;
+use crate::HidingBehaviour;
 use crate::NotificationEvent;
 use crate::Window;
 use crate::WindowManager;
 use crate::WindowManagerEvent;
 use crate::DATA_DIR;
+use crate::HIDING_BEHAVIOUR;
 
 use crossbeam_channel::Receiver;
 use crossbeam_channel::Sender;
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ fn find_orphans() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
 
     loop {
         std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+        let hiding_behaviour = *HIDING_BEHAVIOUR.lock();
 
         let mut cache = HWNDS_CACHE.lock();
         let mut orphan_hwnds = HashMap::new();
@@ -177,13 +180,18 @@ fn find_orphans() -> color_eyre::Result<()> {
             let window = Window::from(*hwnd);
 
             if !window.is_window()
-                // This one is a hack because WINWORD.EXE is an absolute trainwreck of an app
-                // when multiple docs are open, it keeps open an invisible window, with WS_EX_LAYERED
-                // (A STYLE THAT THE REGULAR WINDOWS NEED IN ORDER TO BE MANAGED!) when one of the
-                // docs is closed
-                //
-                // I hate every single person who worked on Microsoft Office 365, especially Word
-                || !window.is_visible()
+                || (
+                    // This one is a hack because WINWORD.EXE is an absolute trainwreck of an app
+                    // when multiple docs are open, it keeps open an invisible window, with WS_EX_LAYERED
+                    // (A STYLE THAT THE REGULAR WINDOWS NEED IN ORDER TO BE MANAGED!) when one of the
+                    // docs is closed
+                    //
+                    // I hate every single person who worked on Microsoft Office 365, especially Word
+                    !window.is_visible()
+                    // We cannot execute this lovely hack if the user is using HidingBehaviour::Hide because
+                    // it will result in legitimate hidden, non-visible windows being yeeted from the state
+                    && !matches!(hiding_behaviour, HidingBehaviour::Hide)
+                )
             {
                 orphan_hwnds.insert(window.hwnd, (*m_idx, *w_idx));
             }
diff --git a/komorebi/src/workspace.rs b/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
index bd3f737a..597b305d 100644
--- a/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/komorebi/src/workspace.rs
@@ -660,84 +660,6 @@ impl Workspace {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    pub fn reap_orphans(&mut self) -> Result<(usize, usize)> {
-        let mut hwnds = vec![];
-        let mut floating_hwnds = vec![];
-        let mut remove_monocle = false;
-        let mut remove_maximized = false;
-
-        if let Some(monocle) = &self.monocle_container {
-            let window_count = monocle.windows().len();
-            let mut orphan_count = 0;
-            for window in monocle.windows() {
-                if !window.is_window() {
-                    hwnds.push(window.hwnd);
-                    orphan_count += 1;
-                }
-            }
-
-            remove_monocle = orphan_count == window_count;
-        }
-
-        if let Some(window) = &self.maximized_window {
-            if !window.is_window() {
-                hwnds.push(window.hwnd);
-                remove_maximized = true;
-            }
-        }
-
-        for window in self.visible_windows().into_iter().flatten() {
-            if !window.is_window()
-            // This one is a hack because WINWORD.EXE is an absolute trainwreck of an app
-            // when multiple docs are open, it keeps open an invisible window, with WS_EX_LAYERED
-            // (A STYLE THAT THE REGULAR WINDOWS NEED IN ORDER TO BE MANAGED!) when one of the
-            // docs is closed
-            //
-            // I hate every single person who worked on Microsoft Office 365, especially Word
-            || !window.is_visible()
-            {
-                hwnds.push(window.hwnd);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for window in self.floating_windows() {
-            if !window.is_window() {
-                floating_hwnds.push(window.hwnd);
-            }
-        }
-
-        for hwnd in &hwnds {
-            tracing::debug!("reaping hwnd: {}", hwnd);
-            self.remove_window(*hwnd)?;
-        }
-
-        for hwnd in &floating_hwnds {
-            tracing::debug!("reaping floating hwnd: {}", hwnd);
-            self.floating_windows_mut()
-                .retain(|w| !floating_hwnds.contains(&w.hwnd));
-        }
-
-        let mut container_ids = vec![];
-        for container in self.containers() {
-            if container.windows().is_empty() {
-                container_ids.push(container.id().clone());
-            }
-        }
-
-        self.containers_mut()
-            .retain(|c| !container_ids.contains(c.id()));
-
-        if remove_monocle {
-            self.set_monocle_container(None);
-        }
-
-        if remove_maximized {
-            self.set_maximized_window(None);
-        }
-
-        Ok((hwnds.len() + floating_hwnds.len(), container_ids.len()))
-    }
-
     pub fn container_for_window(&self, hwnd: isize) -> Option<&Container> {
         self.containers().get(self.container_idx_for_window(hwnd)?)
     }