diff --git a/weasyprint/formatting_structure/boxes.py b/weasyprint/formatting_structure/boxes.py
index 683b3ad5e..adab5772c 100644
--- a/weasyprint/formatting_structure/boxes.py
+++ b/weasyprint/formatting_structure/boxes.py
@@ -719,32 +719,3 @@ class InlineFlexBox(FlexContainerBox, InlineLevelBox):
     It behaves as inline on the outside and as a flex container on the inside.
 
     """
-
-
-class RunningPlaceholder(BlockBox):
-    """A box to anchor a running element within the document flow"""
-    def __init__(self, identifier, style):
-        self.position_x = 0
-        self.position_y = 0
-        self.width = 0
-        self.height = 0
-        self.padding_left = 0
-        self.padding_right = 0
-        self.padding_top = 0
-        self.padding_bottom = 0
-        self.margin_left = 0
-        self.margin_right = 0
-        self.margin_top = 0
-        self.margin_bottom = 0
-        self.border_left_width = 0
-        self.border_right_width = 0
-        self.border_top_width = 0
-        self.border_bottom_width = 0
-        self.identifier = identifier
-        super(RunningPlaceholder, self).__init__(
-            None, dict(style, display='block', content=[('running', None)]),
-            children=[],
-        )
-
-    def translate(self, dx=0, dy=0, ignore_floats=False):
-        pass
diff --git a/weasyprint/layout/__init__.py b/weasyprint/layout/__init__.py
index a72626f98..cf84290aa 100644
--- a/weasyprint/layout/__init__.py
+++ b/weasyprint/layout/__init__.py
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ def __init__(self, enable_hinting, style_for, get_image_from_uri,
         self._excluded_shapes_lists = []
         self.excluded_shapes = None  # Not initialized yet
         self.string_set = defaultdict(lambda: defaultdict(lambda: list()))
+        self.running_elements = {}
         self.current_page = None
         self.forced_break = False
 
@@ -205,9 +206,6 @@ def __init__(self, enable_hinting, style_for, get_image_from_uri,
         self.tables = {}
         self.dictionaries = {}
 
-        # TODO: this is probably the wrong place to put this
-        self.running_elements = {}
-
     def create_block_formatting_context(self):
         self.excluded_shapes = []
         self._excluded_shapes_lists.append(self.excluded_shapes)
diff --git a/weasyprint/layout/blocks.py b/weasyprint/layout/blocks.py
index e26426f32..b6b350de0 100644
--- a/weasyprint/layout/blocks.py
+++ b/weasyprint/layout/blocks.py
@@ -353,14 +353,9 @@ def block_container_layout(context, box, max_position_y, skip_stack,
                     resume_at = (index, None)
                     break
             elif child.is_running():
-                placeholder = boxes.RunningPlaceholder(
-                    child.style['position'][1], child.style,
-                )
-                placeholder.index = index
-                new_children.append(placeholder)
                 context.running_elements.setdefault(
                     child.style['position'][1], {}
-                )[placeholder] = child
+                )[context.current_page - 1] = child
             continue
 
         if isinstance(child, boxes.LineBox):
diff --git a/weasyprint/layout/pages.py b/weasyprint/layout/pages.py
index adf2b2ba4..515931b33 100644
--- a/weasyprint/layout/pages.py
+++ b/weasyprint/layout/pages.py
@@ -665,9 +665,6 @@ def make_page(context, root_box, page_type, resume_at, page_number,
             if call_parse_again:
                 remake_state['content_changed'] = True
                 counter_lookup.parse_again(page_counter_values)
-        if isinstance(child, boxes.RunningPlaceholder):
-            elements = context.running_elements[child.identifier]
-            elements[page.page_type.index] = elements[child]
 
     if page_type.blank:
         resume_at = previous_resume_at