diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
index c5521422c..584617753 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-area-stream-src.c
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ sync_cursor_state (MetaScreenCastAreaStreamSrc *area_src)
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src = META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM_SRC (area_src);
   MetaScreenCastRecordFlag flags;
 
-  if (!is_cursor_in_stream (area_src))
-    return;
-
   if (is_redraw_queued (area_src))
     return;
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
index cb6e81b28..78aba0a95 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ sync_cursor_state (MetaScreenCastMonitorStreamSrc *monitor_src)
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src = META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM_SRC (monitor_src);
   MetaScreenCastRecordFlag flags;
 
-  if (!is_cursor_in_stream (monitor_src))
-    return;
-
   if (is_redraw_queued (monitor_src))
     return;
 
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
index d41b6c41c..8bb2dabd0 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-window-stream-src.c
@@ -354,37 +354,12 @@ screen_cast_window_destroyed (MetaWindowActor               *actor,
   window_src->screen_cast_window = NULL;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-is_cursor_in_stream (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src)
-{
-  MetaBackend *backend = get_backend (window_src);
-  MetaCursorRenderer *cursor_renderer =
-    meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
-  MetaCursorSprite *cursor_sprite;
-  graphene_point_t cursor_position;
-  MetaScreenCastWindow *screen_cast_window;
-
-  cursor_sprite = meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (cursor_renderer);
-
-  cursor_position = meta_cursor_renderer_get_position (cursor_renderer);
-
-  screen_cast_window = window_src->screen_cast_window;
-  return meta_screen_cast_window_transform_cursor_position (screen_cast_window,
-                                                            cursor_sprite,
-                                                            &cursor_position,
-                                                            NULL,
-                                                            NULL);
-}
-
 static void
 sync_cursor_state (MetaScreenCastWindowStreamSrc *window_src)
 {
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src = META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM_SRC (window_src);
   MetaScreenCastRecordFlag flags;
 
-  if (!is_cursor_in_stream (window_src))
-    return;
-
   if (meta_screen_cast_window_has_damage (window_src->screen_cast_window))
     return;