diff --git a/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h b/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
index 39b42c4b5..211e341c9 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-backend-private.h
@@ -150,4 +150,6 @@ gboolean meta_is_stage_views_enabled (void);
 
 MetaInputSettings *meta_backend_get_input_settings (MetaBackend *backend);
 
+void meta_backend_update_cursor_position (MetaBackend *backend, int x, int y);
+
 #endif /* META_BACKEND_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
index 24f8b85cb..8698b9866 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker-private.h
@@ -61,10 +61,6 @@ 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,
-					      int                new_x,
-					      int                new_y);
-
 MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_tracker_get_displayed_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index 3e1d76bd7..d0c523726 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -348,20 +348,6 @@ meta_cursor_tracker_set_root_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
   sync_cursor (tracker);
 }
 
-void
-meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (MetaCursorTracker *tracker,
-                                     int                new_x,
-                                     int                new_y)
-{
-  MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
-  MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
-    meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
-
-  g_assert (meta_is_wayland_compositor ());
-
-  meta_cursor_renderer_set_position (cursor_renderer, new_x, new_y);
-}
-
 static void
 get_pointer_position_gdk (int         *x,
                           int         *y,
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index 83060d1d2..eb752b840 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -322,7 +322,6 @@ meta_backend_native_warp_pointer (MetaBackend *backend,
 {
   ClutterDeviceManager *manager = clutter_device_manager_get_default ();
   ClutterInputDevice *device = clutter_device_manager_get_core_device (manager, CLUTTER_POINTER_DEVICE);
-  MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker = meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
 
   /* XXX */
   guint32 time_ = 0;
@@ -331,7 +330,7 @@ meta_backend_native_warp_pointer (MetaBackend *backend,
   clutter_evdev_warp_pointer (device, time_, x, y);
 
   /* Warp displayed pointer cursor. */
-  meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker, x, y);
+  meta_backend_set_cursor_position (backend, x, y);
 }
 
 static MetaLogicalMonitor *
diff --git a/src/core/events.c b/src/core/events.c
index c8c2a7d74..6f1a8a1ee 100644
--- a/src/core/events.c
+++ b/src/core/events.c
@@ -251,10 +251,7 @@ meta_display_handle_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
         }
       else
         {
-          MetaCursorTracker *cursor_tracker =
-            meta_backend_get_cursor_tracker (backend);
-
-          meta_cursor_tracker_update_position (cursor_tracker,
+          meta_backend_update_cursor_position (cursor_tracker,
                                                event->motion.x,
                                                event->motion.y);
         }