diff --git a/src/core/display-private.h b/src/core/display-private.h
index d349acae8..8cd251df8 100644
--- a/src/core/display-private.h
+++ b/src/core/display-private.h
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@ typedef enum
   /* In a window operation like moving or resizing. All events
    * goes to MetaWindow, but not to the actual client window. */
   META_EVENT_ROUTE_WINDOW_OP,
-
-  /* A Wayland application has a popup open. All events go to
-   * the Wayland application. */
-  META_EVENT_ROUTE_WAYLAND_POPUP,
 } MetaEventRoute;
 
 typedef void (* MetaDisplayWindowFunc) (MetaWindow *window,
diff --git a/src/core/events.c b/src/core/events.c
index 1ad89089f..06ab1ef2e 100644
--- a/src/core/events.c
+++ b/src/core/events.c
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ get_window_for_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
           return NULL;
       }
     case META_EVENT_ROUTE_WINDOW_OP:
-    case META_EVENT_ROUTE_WAYLAND_POPUP:
       return display->grab_window;
     default:
       g_assert_not_reached ();
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
index ea44dfeb3..9ae7eeb0a 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer.c
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ sync_focus_surface (MetaWaylandPointer *pointer)
       break;
 
     case META_EVENT_ROUTE_NORMAL:
-    case META_EVENT_ROUTE_WAYLAND_POPUP:
       {
         const MetaWaylandPointerGrabInterface *interface = pointer->grab->interface;
         interface->focus (pointer->grab, pointer->current);
@@ -512,7 +511,6 @@ default_grab_focus (MetaWaylandPointerGrab *grab,
       break;
 
     case META_EVENT_ROUTE_NORMAL:
-    case META_EVENT_ROUTE_WAYLAND_POPUP:
       break;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
index 510baff1e..44cfadeee 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-tablet-tool.c
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ sync_focus_surface (MetaWaylandTabletTool *tool,
       break;
 
     case META_EVENT_ROUTE_NORMAL:
-    case META_EVENT_ROUTE_WAYLAND_POPUP:
       meta_wayland_tablet_tool_set_focus (tool, tool->current, event);
       break;