diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream.c
index 0cb39bb14..19645540c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream.c
@@ -116,16 +116,6 @@ meta_screen_cast_window_stream_set_parameters (MetaScreenCastStream *stream,
 {
   MetaScreenCastWindowStream *window_stream =
     META_SCREEN_CAST_WINDOW_STREAM (stream);
-  MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window =
-    META_SCREEN_CAST_WINDOW (meta_window_actor_from_window (window_stream->window));
-  MetaRectangle bounds;
-
-  meta_screen_cast_window_get_buffer_bounds (screen_cast_window, &bounds);
-
-  g_variant_builder_add (parameters_builder, "{sv}",
-                         "position",
-                         g_variant_new ("(ii)",
-                                        bounds.x, bounds.y));
 
   g_variant_builder_add (parameters_builder, "{sv}",
                          "size",
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.c
index 21629a0cd..9878b223f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ meta_screen_cast_window_default_init (MetaScreenCastWindowInterface *iface)
 {
 }
 
-void
-meta_screen_cast_window_get_buffer_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
-                                           MetaRectangle        *bounds)
-{
-  META_SCREEN_CAST_WINDOW_GET_IFACE (screen_cast_window)->get_buffer_bounds (screen_cast_window,
-                                                                             bounds);
-}
-
 void
 meta_screen_cast_window_get_frame_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
                                           MetaRectangle        *bounds)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.h
index e023d3e17..ba70f9b85 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window.h
@@ -36,9 +36,6 @@ struct _MetaScreenCastWindowInterface
 {
   GTypeInterface parent_iface;
 
-  void (*get_buffer_bounds) (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
-                             MetaRectangle        *bounds);
-
   void (*get_frame_bounds) (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
                             MetaRectangle        *bounds);
 
@@ -53,9 +50,6 @@ struct _MetaScreenCastWindowInterface
                         uint8_t              *data);
 };
 
-void meta_screen_cast_window_get_buffer_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
-                                                MetaRectangle        *bounds);
-
 void meta_screen_cast_window_get_frame_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
                                                MetaRectangle        *bounds);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
index 20a22062f..0af96beca 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
@@ -1850,20 +1850,6 @@ meta_window_actor_from_window (MetaWindow *window)
   return META_WINDOW_ACTOR (meta_window_get_compositor_private (window));
 }
 
-static void
-meta_window_actor_get_buffer_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
-                                     MetaRectangle        *bounds)
-{
-  MetaWindowActor *window_actor = META_WINDOW_ACTOR (screen_cast_window);
-  ClutterActor *clutter_actor;
-
-  clutter_actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (meta_window_actor_get_texture (window_actor));
-  bounds->x = 0;
-  bounds->y = 0;
-  bounds->width = (int) clutter_actor_get_width (clutter_actor);
-  bounds->height = (int) clutter_actor_get_height (clutter_actor);
-}
-
 static void
 meta_window_actor_get_frame_bounds (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
                                     MetaRectangle        *bounds)
@@ -1978,7 +1964,6 @@ meta_window_actor_capture_into (MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window,
 static void
 screen_cast_window_iface_init (MetaScreenCastWindowInterface *iface)
 {
-  iface->get_buffer_bounds = meta_window_actor_get_buffer_bounds;
   iface->get_frame_bounds = meta_window_actor_get_frame_bounds;
   iface->transform_relative_position = meta_window_actor_transform_relative_position;
   iface->capture_into = meta_window_actor_capture_into;