diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
index dca556734..95e65af64 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
@@ -126,17 +126,6 @@ xwl_glamor_has_wl_interfaces(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen,
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-Bool
-xwl_glamor_allow_commits(struct xwl_window *xwl_window)
-{
-    struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen = xwl_window->xwl_screen;
-
-    if (xwl_screen->egl_backend->allow_commits)
-        return xwl_screen->egl_backend->allow_commits(xwl_window);
-    else
-        return TRUE;
-}
-
 static void
 xwl_avoid_implicit_redirect(WindowPtr window)
 {
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
index 70d3a8416..cf6e332eb 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ void xwl_glamor_init_wl_registry(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen,
                                  uint32_t version);
 Bool xwl_glamor_has_wl_interfaces(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen,
                                  struct xwl_egl_backend *xwl_egl_backend);
-Bool xwl_glamor_allow_commits(struct xwl_window *xwl_window);
 void xwl_glamor_egl_make_current(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 Bool xwl_glamor_needs_buffer_flush(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 Bool xwl_glamor_needs_n_buffering(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index 9dcc5d937..e62923643 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -407,11 +407,6 @@ xwl_screen_post_damage(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
         if (!xwl_window->allow_commits)
             continue;
 
-#ifdef XWL_HAS_GLAMOR
-        if (xwl_screen->glamor && !xwl_glamor_allow_commits(xwl_window))
-            continue;
-#endif
-
         xwl_window_post_damage(xwl_window);
         xorg_list_del(&xwl_window->link_damage);
         xorg_list_append(&xwl_window->link_damage, &commit_window_list);