diff --git a/dix/cursor.c b/dix/cursor.c
index a9ad34467..0d252b0f0 100644
--- a/dix/cursor.c
+++ b/dix/cursor.c
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ typedef struct _GlyphShare {
 
 static GlyphSharePtr sharedGlyphs = (GlyphSharePtr) NULL;
 
-DevScreenPrivateKeyRec cursorScreenDevPriv;
-
 static CARD32 cursorSerial;
 
 static void
diff --git a/dix/dispatch.c b/dix/dispatch.c
index 9e3f38285..41dffd631 100644
--- a/dix/dispatch.c
+++ b/dix/dispatch.c
@@ -4000,9 +4000,6 @@ AddScreen(Bool (*pfnInit) (ScreenPtr /*pScreen */ ,
 
     update_desktop_dimensions();
 
-    dixRegisterScreenPrivateKey(&cursorScreenDevPriv, pScreen, PRIVATE_CURSOR,
-                                0);
-
     return i;
 }
 
@@ -4050,16 +4047,6 @@ AddGPUScreen(Bool (*pfnInit) (ScreenPtr /*pScreen */ ,
 
     update_desktop_dimensions();
 
-    /*
-     * We cannot register the Screen PRIVATE_CURSOR key if cursors are already
-     * created, because dix/privates.c does not have relocation code for
-     * PRIVATE_CURSOR. Once this is fixed the if() can be removed and we can
-     * register the Screen PRIVATE_CURSOR key unconditionally.
-     */
-    if (!dixPrivatesCreated(PRIVATE_CURSOR))
-        dixRegisterScreenPrivateKey(&cursorScreenDevPriv, pScreen,
-                                    PRIVATE_CURSOR, 0);
-
     return i;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/cursor.h b/include/cursor.h
index 281d88ba0..d198f711d 100644
--- a/include/cursor.h
+++ b/include/cursor.h
@@ -62,10 +62,6 @@ struct _DeviceIntRec;
 typedef struct _Cursor *CursorPtr;
 typedef struct _CursorMetric *CursorMetricPtr;
 
-extern _X_EXPORT DevScreenPrivateKeyRec cursorScreenDevPriv;
-
-#define CursorScreenKey (&cursorScreenDevPriv)
-
 extern _X_EXPORT CursorPtr rootCursor;
 
 extern _X_EXPORT int FreeCursor(void *pCurs,