diff --git a/wintable/main.h b/wintable/main.h
index ccfb5c1..27f84c7 100644
--- a/wintable/main.h
+++ b/wintable/main.h
@@ -94,12 +94,6 @@ static const handlerfunc handlers[] = {
 	NULL,
 };
 
-static void initDummyTableStuff(struct table *t)
-{
-	t->selectedRow = 2;
-	t->selectedColumn = 1;
-}
-
 static LRESULT CALLBACK tableWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 {
 	struct table *t;
@@ -119,7 +113,6 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK tableWndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM
 			t->selectedRow = -1;
 			t->selectedColumn = -1;
 			loadCheckboxThemeData(t);
-initDummyTableStuff(t);
 			SetWindowLongPtrW(hwnd, GWLP_USERDATA, (LONG_PTR) t);
 		}
 		// even if we did the above, fall through
diff --git a/wintable/test.c b/wintable/test.c
index d3f75ab..942860c 100644
--- a/wintable/test.c
+++ b/wintable/test.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ HBITMAP mkbitmap(void);
 BOOL mainwinCreate(HWND hwnd, LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs)
 {
 	intptr_t c;
+	intptr_t row, col;
 
 	tablehwnd = CreateWindowExW(0,
 		tableWindowClass, L"Main Window",
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ BOOL mainwinCreate(HWND hwnd, LPCREATESTRUCT lpcs)
 	}
 	c = 100;
 	SendMessageW(tablehwnd, tableSetRowCount, 0, (LPARAM) (&c));
+	row = 2;
+	col = 1;
+	SendMessageW(tablehwnd, tableSetSelection, (WPARAM) (&row), (LPARAM) (&col));
 	SetFocus(tablehwnd);
 	return TRUE;
 }