diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4e7119088..dce44a9b8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ MUTTER_PC_MODULES="
    pango >= 1.2.0
    cairo >= 1.10.0
    gsettings-desktop-schemas >= 3.7.3
-   xcomposite >= 0.2 xfixes xdamage xi >= 1.6.0
+   xcomposite >= 0.2 xfixes xext xdamage xi >= 1.6.0
    $CLUTTER_PACKAGE >= 1.17.5
    cogl-1.0 >= 1.17.1
    upower-glib >= 0.99.0
@@ -249,28 +249,6 @@ if test x$have_xinerama = xno; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Xinerama extension was not found])
 fi
 
-SHAPE_LIBS=
-found_shape=no
-AC_CHECK_LIB(Xext, XShapeQueryExtension,
-               [AC_CHECK_HEADER(X11/extensions/shape.h,
-                                SHAPE_LIBS=-lXext found_shape=yes)],
-               , $ALL_X_LIBS)
-
-if test x$enable_shape = xno; then
-   found_shape=no
-fi
-
-if test x$enable_shape = xyes; then
-   if test "$found_shape" = "no"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-shape forced and Shape not found])
-      exit 1
-   fi
-fi
-
-if test "x$found_shape" = "xyes"; then
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHAPE, , [Have the shape extension library])
-fi
-
 found_xkb=no
 AC_CHECK_LIB(X11, XkbQueryExtension,
                [AC_CHECK_HEADER(X11/XKBlib.h,
@@ -294,31 +272,7 @@ if test "x$found_randr" = "xyes"; then
    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RANDR, , [Have the Xrandr extension library])
 fi
 
-XSYNC_LIBS=
-found_xsync=no
-AC_CHECK_LIB(Xext, XSyncQueryExtension,
-               [AC_CHECK_HEADER(X11/extensions/sync.h,
-                                found_xsync=yes,,
-				[#include <X11/Xlib.h>])],
-               , $ALL_X_LIBS)
-
-if test x$enable_xsync = xno; then
-   found_xsync=no
-fi
-
-if test x$enable_xsync = xyes; then
-   if test "$found_xsync" = "no"; then
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([--enable-xsync forced and XSync not found])
-      exit 1
-   fi
-fi
-
-if test "x$found_xsync" = "xyes"; then
-   XSYNC_LIBS=-lXext
-   AC_DEFINE(HAVE_XSYNC, , [Have the Xsync extension library])
-fi
-
-MUTTER_LIBS="$MUTTER_LIBS $XSYNC_LIBS $RANDR_LIBS $SHAPE_LIBS $X_LIBS $X_PRE_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS -lm"
+MUTTER_LIBS="$MUTTER_LIBS $RANDR_LIBS $X_LIBS $X_PRE_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS -lm"
 
 found_sm=no
 case "$MUTTER_LIBS" in
@@ -475,8 +429,6 @@ mutter-$VERSION
 	libcanberra:              ${have_libcanberra}
 	Introspection:            ${found_introspection}
 	Session management:       ${found_sm}
-	Shape extension:          ${found_shape}
-	Xsync:                    ${found_xsync}
 "
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/display-private.h b/src/core/display-private.h
index 3d68a5ebc..0fc0fb697 100644
--- a/src/core/display-private.h
+++ b/src/core/display-private.h
@@ -43,9 +43,7 @@
 #include <libsn/sn.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 #include <X11/extensions/sync.h>
-#endif
 
 typedef struct _MetaStack      MetaStack;
 typedef struct _MetaUISlave    MetaUISlave;
@@ -280,26 +278,14 @@ struct _MetaDisplay
 #ifdef HAVE_STARTUP_NOTIFICATION
   SnDisplay *sn_display;
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   int xsync_event_base;
   int xsync_error_base;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   int shape_event_base;
   int shape_error_base;
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   unsigned int have_xsync : 1;
 #define META_DISPLAY_HAS_XSYNC(display) ((display)->have_xsync)
-#else
-#define META_DISPLAY_HAS_XSYNC(display) FALSE
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   unsigned int have_shape : 1;
 #define META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE(display) ((display)->have_shape)
-#else
-#define META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE(display) FALSE
-#endif
   unsigned int have_composite : 1;
   unsigned int have_damage : 1;
 #define META_DISPLAY_HAS_COMPOSITE(display) ((display)->have_composite)
@@ -362,7 +348,6 @@ void        meta_display_register_wayland_window   (MetaDisplay *display,
 void        meta_display_unregister_wayland_window (MetaDisplay *display,
                                                     MetaWindow  *window);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 MetaWindow* meta_display_lookup_sync_alarm     (MetaDisplay *display,
                                                 XSyncAlarm   alarm);
 void        meta_display_register_sync_alarm   (MetaDisplay *display,
@@ -370,7 +355,6 @@ void        meta_display_register_sync_alarm   (MetaDisplay *display,
                                                 MetaWindow  *window);
 void        meta_display_unregister_sync_alarm (MetaDisplay *display,
                                                 XSyncAlarm   alarm);
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
 void        meta_display_notify_window_created (MetaDisplay  *display,
                                                 MetaWindow   *window);
diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 74cbd90b8..ba5dbf303 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_RANDR
 #include <X11/extensions/Xrandr.h>
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
 #include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
-#endif
 #include <X11/Xcursor/Xcursor.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xcomposite.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xdamage.h>
@@ -561,7 +559,6 @@ meta_display_open (void)
 
   the_display->grab_edge_resistance_data = NULL;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   {
     int major, minor;
 
@@ -594,12 +591,7 @@ meta_display_open (void)
                   the_display->xsync_error_base,
                   the_display->xsync_event_base);
   }
-#else  /* HAVE_XSYNC */
-  meta_verbose ("Not compiled with Xsync support\n");
-#endif /* !HAVE_XSYNC */
 
-
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   {
     the_display->have_shape = FALSE;
     
@@ -620,9 +612,6 @@ meta_display_open (void)
                   the_display->shape_error_base,
                   the_display->shape_event_base);
   }
-#else  /* HAVE_SHAPE */
-  meta_verbose ("Not compiled with Shape support\n");
-#endif /* !HAVE_SHAPE */
 
   {
     the_display->have_composite = FALSE;
@@ -1630,7 +1619,6 @@ meta_display_unregister_wayland_window (MetaDisplay *display,
   g_hash_table_remove (display->wayland_windows, window);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 /* We store sync alarms in the window ID hash table, because they are
  * just more types of XIDs in the same global space, but we have
  * typesafe functions to register/unregister for readability.
@@ -1661,7 +1649,6 @@ meta_display_unregister_sync_alarm (MetaDisplay *display,
 
   g_hash_table_remove (display->xids, &alarm);
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
 void
 meta_display_notify_window_created (MetaDisplay  *display,
@@ -1904,9 +1891,7 @@ meta_display_begin_grab_op (MetaDisplay *display,
   display->grab_latest_motion_y = root_y;
   display->grab_last_moveresize_time.tv_sec = 0;
   display->grab_last_moveresize_time.tv_usec = 0;
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   display->grab_last_user_action_was_snap = FALSE;
-#endif
   display->grab_frame_action = frame_action;
   display->grab_resize_unmaximize = 0;
   display->grab_timestamp = timestamp;
@@ -1923,13 +1908,11 @@ meta_display_begin_grab_op (MetaDisplay *display,
                                           &display->grab_initial_window_pos);
       display->grab_anchor_window_pos = display->grab_initial_window_pos;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
       if ( meta_grab_op_is_resizing (display->grab_op) &&
            display->grab_window->sync_request_counter != None)
         {
           meta_window_create_sync_request_alarm (display->grab_window);
         }
-#endif
     }
   
   meta_topic (META_DEBUG_WINDOW_OPS,
@@ -3278,13 +3261,11 @@ meta_display_get_damage_event_base (MetaDisplay *display)
   return display->damage_event_base;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
 int
 meta_display_get_shape_event_base (MetaDisplay *display)
 {
   return display->shape_event_base;
 }
-#endif
 
 /**
  * meta_display_clear_mouse_mode:
diff --git a/src/core/events.c b/src/core/events.c
index 370c3aff7..34bf65170 100644
--- a/src/core/events.c
+++ b/src/core/events.c
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xdamage.h>
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
 #include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <meta/errors.h>
 #include "display-private.h"
@@ -214,14 +212,12 @@ event_get_modified_window (MetaDisplay *display,
       return None;
 
     default:
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
       if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (display) &&
           event->type == (display->shape_event_base + ShapeNotify))
         {
           XShapeEvent *sev = (XShapeEvent*) event;
           return sev->window;
         }
-#endif
 
       return None;
     }
@@ -351,7 +347,6 @@ stack_mode_to_string (int mode)
   return "Unknown";
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 G_GNUC_UNUSED static gint64
 sync_value_to_64 (const XSyncValue *value)
 {
@@ -378,7 +373,6 @@ alarm_state_to_string (XSyncAlarmState state)
       return "(unknown)";
     }
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
 G_GNUC_UNUSED static void
 meta_spew_xi2_event (MetaDisplay *display,
@@ -612,7 +606,6 @@ meta_spew_core_event (MetaDisplay *display,
       name = "MappingNotify";
       break;
     default:
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
       if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_XSYNC (display) &&
           event->type == (display->xsync_event_base + XSyncAlarmNotify))
         {
@@ -631,8 +624,6 @@ meta_spew_core_event (MetaDisplay *display,
                              alarm_state_to_string (aevent->state));
         }
       else
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
         if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (display) &&
             event->type == (display->shape_event_base + ShapeNotify))
           {
@@ -652,7 +643,6 @@ meta_spew_core_event (MetaDisplay *display,
                                sev->shaped);
           }
         else
-#endif /* HAVE_SHAPE */
           {
             name = "(Unknown event)";
             extra = g_strdup_printf ("type: %d", event->xany.type);
@@ -1248,7 +1238,6 @@ handle_other_xevent (MetaDisplay *display,
       window = NULL;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_XSYNC (display) &&
       event->type == (display->xsync_event_base + XSyncAlarmNotify))
     {
@@ -1266,9 +1255,7 @@ handle_other_xevent (MetaDisplay *display,
 
       goto out;
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (display) &&
       event->type == (display->shape_event_base + ShapeNotify))
     {
@@ -1293,7 +1280,6 @@ handle_other_xevent (MetaDisplay *display,
 
       goto out;
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_SHAPE */
 
   switch (event->type)
     {
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index a3d000e0a..7d2e9afb1 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -125,16 +125,6 @@ log_handler (const gchar   *log_domain,
 static void
 meta_print_compilation_info (void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
-  meta_verbose ("Compiled with shape extension\n");
-#else
-  meta_verbose ("Compiled without shape extension\n");
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
-  meta_verbose ("Compiled with sync extension\n");
-#else
-  meta_verbose ("Compiled without sync extension\n");
-#endif
 #ifdef HAVE_RANDR
   meta_verbose ("Compiled with randr extension\n");
 #else
diff --git a/src/core/window-private.h b/src/core/window-private.h
index a865fe09c..017f01be6 100644
--- a/src/core/window-private.h
+++ b/src/core/window-private.h
@@ -380,7 +380,6 @@ struct _MetaWindow
   /* Note: can be NULL */
   GSList *struts;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   /* XSync update counter */
   XSyncCounter sync_request_counter;
   gint64 sync_request_serial;
@@ -388,7 +387,6 @@ struct _MetaWindow
   guint sync_request_timeout_id;
   /* alarm monitoring client's _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER */
   XSyncAlarm sync_request_alarm;
-#endif
   
   /* Number of UnmapNotify that are caused by us, if
    * we get UnmapNotify with none pending then the client
@@ -638,10 +636,8 @@ void meta_window_show_menu (MetaWindow *window,
                             int         button,
                             guint32     timestamp);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 void meta_window_update_sync_request_counter (MetaWindow *window,
                                               gint64      new_counter_value);
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
 gboolean meta_window_handle_mouse_grab_op_event  (MetaWindow         *window,
                                                   const ClutterEvent *event);
diff --git a/src/core/window.c b/src/core/window.c
index 53c9db97f..334477378 100644
--- a/src/core/window.c
+++ b/src/core/window.c
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
-#include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
-#endif
-
 #include "meta/compositor-mutter.h"
 
 #include "x11/window-x11.h"
@@ -797,12 +793,10 @@ _meta_window_shared_new (MetaDisplay         *display,
   window->display = display;
   window->workspace = NULL;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   window->sync_request_counter = None;
   window->sync_request_serial = 0;
   window->sync_request_timeout_id = 0;
   window->sync_request_alarm = None;
-#endif
 
   window->screen = screen;
 
@@ -3936,7 +3930,6 @@ adjust_for_gravity (MetaWindow        *window,
 void
 meta_window_create_sync_request_alarm (MetaWindow *window)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   XSyncAlarmAttributes values;
   XSyncValue init;
 
@@ -4002,13 +3995,11 @@ meta_window_create_sync_request_alarm (MetaWindow *window)
       window->sync_request_alarm = None;
       window->sync_request_counter = None;
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void
 meta_window_destroy_sync_request_alarm (MetaWindow *window)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   if (window->sync_request_alarm != None)
     {
       /* Has to be unregistered _before_ clearing the structure field */
@@ -4017,7 +4008,6 @@ meta_window_destroy_sync_request_alarm (MetaWindow *window)
                          window->sync_request_alarm);
       window->sync_request_alarm = None;
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 }
 
 /**
@@ -4035,14 +4025,12 @@ meta_window_destroy_sync_request_alarm (MetaWindow *window)
 gboolean
 meta_window_updates_are_frozen (MetaWindow *window)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   if (window->extended_sync_request_counter &&
       window->sync_request_serial % 2 == 1)
     return TRUE;
 
   if (window->sync_request_serial < window->sync_request_wait_serial)
     return TRUE;
-#endif
 
   return FALSE;
 }
@@ -6822,13 +6810,11 @@ check_moveresize_frequency (MetaWindow *window,
 
   g_get_current_time (&current_time);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   /* If we are throttling via _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST, we don't need
    * an artificial timeout-based throttled */
   if (!window->disable_sync &&
       window->sync_request_alarm != None)
     return TRUE;
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
   elapsed = time_diff (&current_time, &window->display->grab_last_moveresize_time);
 
@@ -7333,14 +7319,12 @@ update_resize (MetaWindow *window,
       break;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
   /* If we're waiting for a request for _NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST, we'll
    * resize the window when the window responds, or when we time
    * the response out.
    */
   if (window->sync_request_timeout_id != 0)
     return;
-#endif
 
   if (!check_moveresize_frequency (window, &remaining) && !force)
     {
@@ -7465,7 +7449,6 @@ meta_window_update_resize (MetaWindow *window,
   update_resize (window, snap, x, y, force);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 void
 meta_window_update_sync_request_counter (MetaWindow *window,
                                          gint64      new_counter_value)
@@ -7516,7 +7499,6 @@ meta_window_update_sync_request_counter (MetaWindow *window,
     meta_compositor_queue_frame_drawn (window->display->compositor, window,
                                        no_delay_frame);
 }
-#endif /* HAVE_XSYNC */
 
 static void
 end_grab_op (MetaWindow *window,
diff --git a/src/ui/frames.c b/src/ui/frames.c
index 13633c938..8fa2de153 100644
--- a/src/ui/frames.c
+++ b/src/ui/frames.c
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 
 #include <cairo-xlib.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
-#include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
-#endif
-
 #define DEFAULT_INNER_BUTTON_BORDER 3
 
 static void meta_frames_destroy       (GtkWidget       *object);
diff --git a/src/x11/window-props.c b/src/x11/window-props.c
index 755225122..f37bb1088 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-props.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-props.c
@@ -900,7 +900,6 @@ reload_update_counter (MetaWindow    *window,
       meta_window_destroy_sync_request_alarm (window);
       window->sync_request_counter = None;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
       if (value->v.xcounter_list.n_counters == 0)
         {
           meta_warning ("_NET_WM_SYNC_REQUEST_COUNTER is empty\n");
@@ -923,7 +922,6 @@ reload_update_counter (MetaWindow    *window,
 
       if (window->extended_sync_request_counter)
         meta_window_create_sync_request_alarm (window);
-#endif
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/x11/window-x11.c b/src/x11/window-x11.c
index 07576bcf3..434006f5f 100644
--- a/src/x11/window-x11.c
+++ b/src/x11/window-x11.c
@@ -29,9 +29,7 @@
 #include <X11/Xatom.h>
 #include <X11/Xlibint.h> /* For display->resource_mask */
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
 #include <X11/extensions/shape.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <X11/extensions/Xcomposite.h>
 #include "core.h"
@@ -344,10 +342,8 @@ meta_window_x11_unmanage (MetaWindow *window)
       window->user_time_window = None;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (window->display))
     XShapeSelectInput (window->display->xdisplay, window->xwindow, NoEventMask);
-#endif
 
   /* The XReparentWindow call in meta_window_destroy_frame() moves the
    * window so we need to send a configure notify; see bug 399552.  (We
@@ -526,7 +522,6 @@ update_net_frame_extents (MetaWindow *window)
   meta_error_trap_pop (window->display);
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 static gboolean
 sync_request_timeout (gpointer data)
 {
@@ -610,7 +605,6 @@ send_sync_request (MetaWindow *window)
   meta_compositor_set_updates_frozen (window->display->compositor, window,
                                       meta_window_updates_are_frozen (window));
 }
-#endif
 
 static void
 meta_window_x11_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
@@ -866,7 +860,6 @@ meta_window_x11_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
 
       meta_error_trap_push (window->display);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
       if (window == window->display->grab_window &&
           meta_grab_op_is_resizing (window->display->grab_op) &&
           !window->disable_sync &&
@@ -876,7 +869,6 @@ meta_window_x11_move_resize_internal (MetaWindow                *window,
         {
           send_sync_request (window);
         }
-#endif
 
       XConfigureWindow (window->display->xdisplay,
                         window->xwindow,
@@ -1275,7 +1267,6 @@ meta_window_x11_update_input_region (MetaWindow *window)
       return;
     }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (window->display))
     {
       /* Translate the set of XShape rectangles that we
@@ -1307,7 +1298,6 @@ meta_window_x11_update_input_region (MetaWindow *window)
           XFree (rects);
         }
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_SHAPE */
 
   if (region != NULL)
     {
@@ -1349,7 +1339,6 @@ meta_window_x11_update_shape_region (MetaWindow *window)
 {
   cairo_region_t *region = NULL;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (window->display))
     {
       /* Translate the set of XShape rectangles that we
@@ -1384,7 +1373,6 @@ meta_window_x11_update_shape_region (MetaWindow *window)
           XFree (rects);
         }
     }
-#endif /* HAVE_SHAPE */
 
   if (region != NULL)
     {
@@ -2337,10 +2325,8 @@ meta_window_x11_new (MetaDisplay       *display,
     XISelectEvents (display->xdisplay, xwindow, &mask, 1);
   }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_SHAPE
   if (META_DISPLAY_HAS_SHAPE (display))
     XShapeSelectInput (display->xdisplay, xwindow, ShapeNotifyMask);
-#endif
 
   /* Get rid of any borders */
   if (attrs.border_width != 0)
diff --git a/src/x11/xprops.c b/src/x11/xprops.c
index 44c1113ca..19ebfc563 100644
--- a/src/x11/xprops.c
+++ b/src/x11/xprops.c
@@ -637,7 +637,6 @@ window_from_results (GetPropertyResults *results,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 static gboolean
 counter_from_results (GetPropertyResults *results,
                       XSyncCounter       *counter_p)
@@ -670,7 +669,6 @@ counter_list_from_results (GetPropertyResults *results,
 
   return TRUE;
 }
-#endif
 
 gboolean
 meta_prop_get_window (MetaDisplay *display,
@@ -1278,7 +1276,6 @@ meta_prop_get_values (MetaDisplay   *display,
                                         &values[i].v.size_hints.flags))
             values[i].type = META_PROP_VALUE_INVALID;
           break;
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
         case META_PROP_VALUE_SYNC_COUNTER:
           if (!counter_from_results (&results,
                                      &values[i].v.xcounter))
@@ -1290,17 +1287,6 @@ meta_prop_get_values (MetaDisplay   *display,
                                           &values[i].v.xcounter_list.n_counters))
             values[i].type = META_PROP_VALUE_INVALID;
           break;
-#else
-        case META_PROP_VALUE_SYNC_COUNTER:
-        case META_PROP_VALUE_SYNC_COUNTER_LIST:
-          values[i].type = META_PROP_VALUE_INVALID;
-          if (results.prop)
-            {
-              XFree (results.prop);
-              results.prop = NULL;
-            }
-          break;
-#endif
         }
 
     next:
diff --git a/src/x11/xprops.h b/src/x11/xprops.h
index 241557ff7..dcafe5ec3 100644
--- a/src/x11/xprops.h
+++ b/src/x11/xprops.h
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 #include <meta/display.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
 #include <X11/extensions/sync.h>
-#endif
 
 /* Copied from Lesstif by way of GTK. Rudimentary docs can be
  * found in some Motif reference guides online.
@@ -179,14 +177,12 @@ typedef struct
     gulong cardinal;
     XWMHints *wm_hints;
     XClassHint class_hint;
-#ifdef HAVE_XSYNC
     XSyncCounter xcounter;
     struct
     {
       gulong *counters;
       int     n_counters;
     } xcounter_list;
-#endif
     
     struct
     {