diff --git a/lib/browser/api/menu.js b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
index 78f1a4466a84..a340f74abcf0 100644
--- a/lib/browser/api/menu.js
+++ b/lib/browser/api/menu.js
@@ -45,49 +45,30 @@ Menu.prototype._init = function () {
 
 Menu.prototype.popup = function (window, x, y, positioningItem) {
   let [newX, newY, newPosition, newWindow] = [x, y, positioningItem, window]
-  let opts
 
   // menu.popup(x, y, positioningItem)
-  if (window != null && !(window instanceof BrowserWindow)) {
-    [newPosition, newY, newX, newWindow] = [y, x, window, null]
+  if (!window) {
+    // shift over values
+    if (typeof window !== 'object' || window.constructor !== BrowserWindow) {
+      [newPosition, newY, newX, newWindow] = [y, x, window, null]
+    }
   }
 
-  // menu.popup({})
-  if (window != null && window.constructor === Object) {
-    opts = window
   // menu.popup(window, {})
-  } else if (x && typeof x === 'object') {
-    opts = x
-  }
-
-  if (opts) {
+  if (x && typeof x === 'object') {
+    const opts = x
     newX = opts.x
     newY = opts.y
     newPosition = opts.positioningItem
   }
 
   // set defaults
-  if (typeof newX !== 'number') newX = -1
-  if (typeof newY !== 'number') newY = -1
-  if (typeof newPosition !== 'number') newPosition = -1
-  if (!newWindow || (newWindow && newWindow.constructor !== BrowserWindow)) {
-    newWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()
-
-    // No window focused?
-    if (!newWindow) {
-      const browserWindows = BrowserWindow.getAllWindows()
-
-      if (browserWindows && browserWindows.length > 0) {
-        newWindow = browserWindows[0]
-      } else {
-        throw new Error(`Cannot open Menu without a BrowserWindow present`)
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  if (typeof x !== 'number') newX = -1
+  if (typeof y !== 'number') newY = -1
+  if (typeof positioningItem !== 'number') newPosition = -1
+  if (!window) newWindow = BrowserWindow.getFocusedWindow()
 
   this.popupAt(newWindow, newX, newY, newPosition)
-
-  return { browserWindow: newWindow, x: newX, y: newY, position: newPosition }
 }
 
 Menu.prototype.closePopup = function (window) {
diff --git a/spec/api-menu-spec.js b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
index 75a77813a179..538c640e7121 100644
--- a/spec/api-menu-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-menu-spec.js
@@ -283,52 +283,7 @@ describe('Menu module', () => {
     })
 
     it('returns immediately', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup(w, {x: 100, y: 101})
-
-      assert.equal(browserWindow, w)
-      assert.equal(x, 100)
-      assert.equal(y, 101)
-
-      menu.closePopup(w)
-    })
-
-    it('works without a given BrowserWindow and options', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup({x: 100, y: 101})
-
-      assert.equal(browserWindow.constructor.name, 'BrowserWindow')
-      assert.equal(x, 100)
-      assert.equal(y, 101)
-
-      menu.closePopup()
-    })
-
-    it('works without a given BrowserWindow', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup(100, 101)
-
-      assert.equal(browserWindow.constructor.name, 'BrowserWindow')
-      assert.equal(x, 100)
-      assert.equal(y, 101)
-
-      menu.closePopup()
-    })
-
-    it('works without a given BrowserWindow and 0 options', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup(0, 1)
-
-      assert.equal(browserWindow.constructor.name, 'BrowserWindow')
-      assert.equal(x, 0)
-      assert.equal(y, 1)
-
-      menu.closePopup()
-    })
-
-    it('works with a given BrowserWindow and no options', () => {
-      const { browserWindow, x, y } = menu.popup(w, 100, 101)
-
-      assert.equal(browserWindow, w)
-      assert.equal(x, 100)
-      assert.equal(y, 101)
-
+      menu.popup(w, {x: 100, y: 100, async: true})
       menu.closePopup(w)
     })
   })