diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index 7d30652ed..7793dccb9 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -527,7 +527,6 @@ struct _MetaWindowClass
   void (*update_main_monitor)    (MetaWindow *window);
   void (*main_monitor_changed)   (MetaWindow *window,
                                   const MetaMonitorInfo *old);
-  gboolean (*has_pointer)        (MetaWindow *window);
 };
 
 /* These differ from window->has_foo_func in that they consider
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 9cfb09535..fc9477fed 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -7534,10 +7534,52 @@ mouse_mode_focus (MetaWindow  *window,
     }
 }
 
+static gboolean
+window_has_pointer_wayland (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  ClutterDeviceManager *dm;
+  ClutterInputDevice *dev;
+  ClutterActor *pointer_actor, *window_actor;
+
+  dm = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
+  dev = clutter_device_manager_get_core_device (dm, CLUTTER_POINTER_DEVICE);
+  pointer_actor = clutter_input_device_get_pointer_actor (dev);
+  window_actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (meta_window_get_compositor_private (window));
+
+  return pointer_actor && clutter_actor_contains (window_actor, pointer_actor);
+}
+
+static gboolean
+window_has_pointer_x11 (MetaWindow *window)
+{
+  MetaDisplay *display = window->display;
+  MetaScreen *screen = window->screen;
+  Window root, child;
+  double root_x, root_y, x, y;
+  XIButtonState buttons;
+  XIModifierState mods;
+  XIGroupState group;
+
+  meta_error_trap_push (display);
+  XIQueryPointer (display->xdisplay,
+                  META_VIRTUAL_CORE_POINTER_ID,
+                  screen->xroot,
+                  &root, &child,
+                  &root_x, &root_y, &x, &y,
+                  &buttons, &mods, &group);
+  meta_error_trap_pop (display);
+  free (buttons.mask);
+
+  return meta_display_lookup_x_window (display, child) == window;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_window_has_pointer (MetaWindow *window)
 {
-  return META_WINDOW_GET_CLASS (window)->has_pointer (window);
+  if (meta_is_wayland_compositor ())
+    return window_has_pointer_wayland (window);
+  else
+    return window_has_pointer_x11 (window);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
index f24fa2560..85c4296ec 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-window-wayland.c
@@ -432,21 +432,6 @@ meta_window_wayland_main_monitor_changed (MetaWindow *window,
   meta_window_emit_size_changed (window);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-meta_window_wayland_has_pointer (MetaWindow *window)
-{
-  ClutterDeviceManager *dm;
-  ClutterInputDevice *dev;
-  ClutterActor *pointer_actor, *window_actor;
-
-  dm = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
-  dev = clutter_device_manager_get_core_device (dm, CLUTTER_POINTER_DEVICE);
-  pointer_actor = clutter_input_device_get_pointer_actor (dev);
-  window_actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (meta_window_get_compositor_private (window));
-
-  return pointer_actor && clutter_actor_contains (window_actor, pointer_actor);
-}
-
 static void
 appears_focused_changed (GObject    *object,
                          GParamSpec *pspec,
@@ -481,7 +466,6 @@ meta_window_wayland_class_init (MetaWindowWaylandClass *klass)
   window_class->move_resize_internal = meta_window_wayland_move_resize_internal;
   window_class->update_main_monitor = meta_window_wayland_update_main_monitor;
   window_class->main_monitor_changed = meta_window_wayland_main_monitor_changed;
-  window_class->has_pointer = meta_window_wayland_has_pointer;
 }
 
 MetaWindow *
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.c b/src/x11/window-x11.c
index 42e9f2067..3d47f0d4e 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.c
@@ -1481,30 +1481,6 @@ meta_window_x11_main_monitor_changed (MetaWindow *window,
 {
 }
 
-static gboolean
-meta_window_x11_has_pointer (MetaWindow *window)
-{
-  MetaDisplay *display = window->display;
-  MetaScreen *screen = window->screen;
-  Window root, child;
-  double root_x, root_y, x, y;
-  XIButtonState buttons;
-  XIModifierState mods;
-  XIGroupState group;
-
-  meta_error_trap_push (display);
-  XIQueryPointer (display->xdisplay,
-                  META_VIRTUAL_CORE_POINTER_ID,
-                  screen->xroot,
-                  &root, &child,
-                  &root_x, &root_y, &x, &y,
-                  &buttons, &mods, &group);
-  meta_error_trap_pop (display);
-  free (buttons.mask);
-
-  return meta_display_lookup_x_window (display, child) == window;
-}
-
 static void
 meta_window_x11_class_init (MetaWindowX11Class *klass)
 {
@@ -1525,7 +1501,6 @@ meta_window_x11_class_init (MetaWindowX11Class *klass)
   window_class->update_icon = meta_window_x11_update_icon;
   window_class->update_main_monitor = meta_window_x11_update_main_monitor;
   window_class->main_monitor_changed = meta_window_x11_main_monitor_changed;
-  window_class->has_pointer = meta_window_x11_has_pointer;
 }
 
 void