diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
index 5d79c3e0b..879b4f39d 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
@@ -1086,7 +1086,6 @@ update_opaque_region (MetaWindowActorX11 *actor_x11)
 static void
 update_frame_bounds (MetaWindowActorX11 *actor_x11)
 {
-  MtkRegion *frame_bounds = NULL;
   MetaWindow *window =
     meta_window_actor_get_meta_window (META_WINDOW_ACTOR (actor_x11));
   MetaFrame *frame = meta_window_x11_get_frame (window);
@@ -1094,10 +1093,7 @@ update_frame_bounds (MetaWindowActorX11 *actor_x11)
   g_clear_pointer (&actor_x11->frame_bounds, mtk_region_unref);
 
   if (frame)
-    frame_bounds = meta_frame_get_frame_bounds (frame);
-
-  if (frame_bounds)
-    actor_x11->frame_bounds = mtk_region_copy (frame_bounds);
+    actor_x11->frame_bounds = meta_frame_get_frame_bounds (frame);
 }
 
 static void