diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 1a05f8500..7f36f6db6 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -444,14 +444,14 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_force_update (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 }
 
 void
-meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
-                                   float               x,
-                                   float               y)
+meta_cursor_renderer_update_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
 {
   MetaCursorRendererPrivate *priv = meta_cursor_renderer_get_instance_private (renderer);
+  graphene_point_t pos;
 
-  priv->current_x = x;
-  priv->current_y = y;
+  clutter_input_device_get_coords (priv->device, NULL, &pos);
+  priv->current_x = pos.x;
+  priv->current_y = pos.y;
 
   meta_cursor_renderer_update_cursor (renderer, priv->displayed_cursor);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index 2156d9125..37ddb9100 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -60,9 +60,7 @@ MetaCursorRenderer * meta_cursor_renderer_new (MetaBackend        *backend,
 void meta_cursor_renderer_set_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                       MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
 
-void meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
-                                        float               x,
-                                        float               y);
+void meta_cursor_renderer_update_position (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 void meta_cursor_renderer_force_update (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
 
 MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
index 779c2fe52..fafc129a3 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ void     meta_cursor_tracker_unset_window_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker);
 void     meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor     (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
                                                   MetaCursorSprite  *cursor_sprite);
 
-void     meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
-                                              float              new_x,
-                                              float              new_y);
+void     meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker);
 
 void meta_cursor_tracker_track_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index 3c6f6a0c4..8ca962c0e 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -428,31 +428,9 @@ meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
 }
 
 void
-meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
-                                     float              new_x,
-                                     float              new_y)
+meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker)
 {
-  MetaCursorTrackerPrivate *priv =
-    meta_cursor_tracker_get_instance_private (tracker);
-  MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
-    meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (priv->backend);
-  gboolean position_changed;
-
-  if (priv->x != new_x || priv->y != new_y)
-    {
-      position_changed = TRUE;
-      priv->x = new_x;
-      priv->y = new_y;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      position_changed = FALSE;
-    }
-
-  meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (cursor_renderer, new_x, new_y);
-
-  if (position_changed)
-    g_signal_emit (tracker, signals[CURSOR_MOVED], 0);
+  g_signal_emit (tracker, signals[CURSOR_MOVED], 0);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
index 233c5aa0a..7fd50805e 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-native.c
@@ -2774,11 +2774,14 @@ meta_seat_native_warp_pointer (ClutterSeat *seat,
 {
   MetaSeatNative *seat_native = META_SEAT_NATIVE (seat);
   MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
+  MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
+    meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
   MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker = meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
 
   notify_absolute_motion (seat_native->core_pointer, 0, x, y, NULL);
 
-  meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker, x, y);
+  meta_cursor_renderer_update_position (cursor_renderer);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-tracker-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-tracker-x11.c
index 91ac4b6af..26e2cae4c 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-tracker-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-cursor-tracker-x11.c
@@ -69,10 +69,8 @@ static void
 update_position (MetaCursorTrackerX11 *tracker_x11)
 {
   MetaCursorTracker *tracker = META_CURSOR_TRACKER (tracker_x11);
-  int x, y;
 
-  meta_cursor_tracker_get_pointer (tracker, &x, &y, NULL);
-  meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (tracker, x, y);
+  meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (tracker);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/core/events.c b/src/core/events.c
index 83ebc68b5..5d9cfc41e 100644
--- a/src/core/events.c
+++ b/src/core/events.c
@@ -279,22 +279,21 @@ meta_display_handle_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
 #ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
   if (meta_is_wayland_compositor () && event->type == CLUTTER_MOTION)
     {
-      MetaWaylandCompositor *compositor;
+      MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer;
+      ClutterInputDevice *device;
 
-      compositor = meta_wayland_compositor_get_default ();
+      device = clutter_event_get_device (event);
+      cursor_renderer = meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer_for_device (backend,
+                                                                     device);
+      if (cursor_renderer)
+        meta_cursor_renderer_update_position (cursor_renderer);
 
-      if (meta_wayland_tablet_manager_consumes_event (compositor->tablet_manager, event))
-        {
-          meta_wayland_tablet_manager_update_cursor_position (compositor->tablet_manager, event);
-        }
-      else
+      if (device == clutter_seat_get_pointer (clutter_input_device_get_seat (device)))
         {
           MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
             meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
 
-          meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker,
-                                               event->motion.x,
-                                               event->motion.y);
+          meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker);
         }
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.c
index 7810f7b59..4196bdb15 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.c
@@ -242,30 +242,3 @@ meta_wayland_tablet_manager_ensure_seat (MetaWaylandTabletManager *manager,
 
   return tablet_seat;
 }
-
-void
-meta_wayland_tablet_manager_update_cursor_position (MetaWaylandTabletManager *manager,
-                                                    const ClutterEvent       *event)
-{
-  MetaWaylandTabletSeat *tablet_seat = NULL;
-  MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool = NULL;
-  ClutterInputDeviceTool *device_tool;
-  ClutterInputDevice *device;
-
-  device = clutter_event_get_source_device (event);
-  device_tool = clutter_event_get_device_tool (event);
-
-  if (device)
-    tablet_seat = meta_wayland_tablet_manager_lookup_seat (manager, device);
-
-  if (tablet_seat && device_tool)
-    tool = meta_wayland_tablet_seat_lookup_tool (tablet_seat, device_tool);
-
-  if (tool)
-    {
-      gfloat new_x, new_y;
-
-      clutter_event_get_coords (event, &new_x, &new_y);
-      meta_wayland_tablet_tool_set_cursor_position (tool, new_x, new_y);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.h
index 5d4b28c2d..83f9d3d0f 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-manager.h
@@ -50,7 +50,4 @@ MetaWaylandTabletSeat *
          meta_wayland_tablet_manager_ensure_seat    (MetaWaylandTabletManager *manager,
                                                      MetaWaylandSeat          *seat);
 
-void     meta_wayland_tablet_manager_update_cursor_position (MetaWaylandTabletManager *manager,
-                                                             const ClutterEvent       *event);
-
 #endif /* META_WAYLAND_TABLET_MANAGER_H */
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
index 9a89a3f4b..d37d349b9 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
@@ -984,15 +984,6 @@ meta_wayland_tablet_tool_handle_event (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
   return CLUTTER_EVENT_STOP;
 }
 
-void
-meta_wayland_tablet_tool_set_cursor_position (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
-                                              float                  new_x,
-                                              float                  new_y)
-{
-  if (tool->cursor_renderer)
-    meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (tool->cursor_renderer, new_x, new_y);
-}
-
 static gboolean
 tablet_tool_can_grab_surface (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
                               MetaWaylandSurface    *surface)
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.h
index 7cf1d9077..e9ad7db40 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.h
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ void     meta_wayland_tablet_tool_update              (MetaWaylandTabletTool  *t
 gboolean meta_wayland_tablet_tool_handle_event        (MetaWaylandTabletTool  *tool,
                                                        const ClutterEvent     *event);
 
-void     meta_wayland_tablet_tool_set_cursor_position (MetaWaylandTabletTool  *tool,
-                                                       float                   new_x,
-                                                       float                   new_y);
-
 gboolean meta_wayland_tablet_tool_can_grab_surface (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
                                                     MetaWaylandSurface    *surface,
                                                     uint32_t               serial);