diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
index 15cfa5fcf..ef50b1ada 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor-x11.c
@@ -1451,45 +1451,6 @@ meta_window_actor_x11_cull_out (MetaCullable   *cullable,
 
   cullable_parent_iface->cull_out (cullable, unobscured_region, clip_region);
 
-  if ((unobscured_region || clip_region) &&
-      meta_window_actor_is_opaque (META_WINDOW_ACTOR (self)))
-    {
-      MetaWindow *window =
-        meta_window_actor_get_meta_window (META_WINDOW_ACTOR (self));
-
-      if (window->shape_region)
-        {
-          if (unobscured_region)
-            cairo_region_subtract (unobscured_region, window->shape_region);
-          if (clip_region)
-            cairo_region_subtract (clip_region, window->shape_region);
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          cairo_region_t *region = meta_window_get_frame_bounds (window);
-
-          if (region)
-            {
-              if (unobscured_region)
-                cairo_region_subtract (unobscured_region, region);
-              if (clip_region)
-                cairo_region_subtract (clip_region, region);
-            }
-          else
-            {
-              cairo_rectangle_int_t rect;
-
-              meta_window_get_frame_rect (window, &rect);
-              rect.x = rect.y = 0;
-
-              if (unobscured_region)
-                cairo_region_subtract_rectangle (unobscured_region, &rect);
-              if (clip_region)
-                cairo_region_subtract_rectangle (clip_region, &rect);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
   set_clip_region_beneath (self, clip_region);
 }