diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessCommon.h b/miext/rootless/rootlessCommon.h
index 40400b395..1e236bb9d 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessCommon.h
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessCommon.h
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ typedef struct _RootlessScreenRec {
     CloseScreenProcPtr CloseScreen;
 
     CreateWindowProcPtr CreateWindow;
-    DestroyWindowProcPtr DestroyWindow;
     RealizeWindowProcPtr RealizeWindow;
     UnrealizeWindowProcPtr UnrealizeWindow;
     MoveWindowProcPtr MoveWindow;
diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
index ddb1cf607..9d778249b 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessScreen.c
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "dix/colormap_priv.h"
+#include "dix/screen_hooks_priv.h"
 #include "mi/mi_priv.h"
 
 #include "scrnintstr.h"
@@ -649,6 +650,8 @@ RootlessWrap(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
     RootlessScreenRec *s = SCREENREC(pScreen);
 
+    dixScreenHookWindowDestroy(pScreen, RootlessWindowDestroy);
+
 #define WRAP(a) \
     if (pScreen->a) { \
         s->a = pScreen->a; \
@@ -666,7 +669,6 @@ RootlessWrap(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     WRAP(GetImage);
     WRAP(SourceValidate);
     WRAP(CreateWindow);
-    WRAP(DestroyWindow);
     WRAP(RealizeWindow);
     WRAP(UnrealizeWindow);
     WRAP(MoveWindow);
diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
index 6d6c596f4..aa7fa930c 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 
+#include "dix/dix_priv.h"
+#include "dix/screen_hooks_priv.h"
 #include "fb/fb_priv.h"
 #include "mi/mi_priv.h"
-#include "dix_priv.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <Xplugin.h>
@@ -189,24 +190,14 @@ RootlessDestroyFrame(WindowPtr pWin, RootlessWindowPtr winRec)
 }
 
 /*
- * RootlessDestroyWindow
- *  Destroy the physical window associated with the given window.
+ * @brief window destructor: remove physical window associated with given window
  */
-Bool
-RootlessDestroyWindow(WindowPtr pWin)
+void
+RootlessWindowDestroy(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, ScreenPtr pScreen, WindowPtr pWin)
 {
     RootlessWindowRec *winRec = WINREC(pWin);
-    Bool result;
-
-    if (winRec != NULL) {
+    if (winRec != NULL)
         RootlessDestroyFrame(pWin, winRec);
-    }
-
-    SCREEN_UNWRAP(pWin->drawable.pScreen, DestroyWindow);
-    result = pWin->drawable.pScreen->DestroyWindow(pWin);
-    SCREEN_WRAP(pWin->drawable.pScreen, DestroyWindow);
-
-    return result;
 }
 
 static Bool
diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.h b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.h
index 4fd34d54d..dc7de79db 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.h
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "rootlessCommon.h"
 
 Bool RootlessCreateWindow(WindowPtr pWin);
-Bool RootlessDestroyWindow(WindowPtr pWin);
+void RootlessWindowDestroy(CallbackListPtr *pcbl, ScreenPtr pScreen, WindowPtr pWin);
 
 void RootlessSetShape(WindowPtr pWin, int kind);