diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index a29f593ea..042d96ec6 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -645,8 +645,6 @@ void meta_backend_native_resume (MetaBackendNative *native)
     meta_backend_get_monitor_manager (backend);
   MetaMonitorManagerKms *monitor_manager_kms =
     META_MONITOR_MANAGER_KMS (monitor_manager);
-  MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer;
-  MetaCursorRendererNative *cursor_renderer_native;
   ClutterActor *stage;
   MetaIdleMonitor *idle_monitor;
 
@@ -658,10 +656,6 @@ void meta_backend_native_resume (MetaBackendNative *native)
   stage = meta_backend_get_stage (backend);
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw (stage);
 
-  cursor_renderer = meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
-  cursor_renderer_native = META_CURSOR_RENDERER_NATIVE (cursor_renderer);
-  meta_cursor_renderer_native_force_update (cursor_renderer_native);
-
   idle_monitor = meta_backend_get_idle_monitor (backend, 0);
   meta_idle_monitor_reset_idletime (idle_monitor);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index fcecea126..e151afce5 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -1108,7 +1108,6 @@ static void
 on_monitors_changed (MetaMonitorManager       *monitors,
                      MetaCursorRendererNative *native)
 {
-  /* Our tracking is all messed up, so force an update. */
   force_update_hw_cursor (native);
 }
 
@@ -1180,9 +1179,3 @@ static void
 meta_cursor_renderer_native_init (MetaCursorRendererNative *native)
 {
 }
-
-void
-meta_cursor_renderer_native_force_update (MetaCursorRendererNative *native)
-{
-  force_update_hw_cursor (native);
-}
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.h
index 09203a5f7..fb4c8edc7 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.h
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaCursorRendererNative, meta_cursor_renderer_native,
                       META, CURSOR_RENDERER_NATIVE,
                       MetaCursorRenderer)
 
-void meta_cursor_renderer_native_force_update (MetaCursorRendererNative *renderer);
-
 MetaCursorRendererNative * meta_cursor_renderer_native_new (MetaBackend *backend);
 
 #endif /* META_CURSOR_RENDERER_NATIVE_H */