diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
index ede7d6fbf..9d5fcccd9 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-simple.c
@@ -1120,15 +1120,6 @@ meta_kms_impl_simple_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
                    g_source_destroy);
 }
 
-static void
-meta_kms_impl_simple_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
-{
-  MetaKmsImplSimple *impl_simple = META_KMS_IMPL_SIMPLE (impl);
-
-  if (impl_simple->mode_set_fallback_feedback_source)
-    mode_set_fallback_feedback_idle (impl_simple);
-}
-
 static void
 meta_kms_impl_simple_notify_device_created (MetaKmsImpl   *impl,
                                             MetaKmsDevice *device)
@@ -1189,6 +1180,5 @@ meta_kms_impl_simple_class_init (MetaKmsImplSimpleClass *klass)
   impl_class->process_update = meta_kms_impl_simple_process_update;
   impl_class->handle_page_flip_callback = meta_kms_impl_simple_handle_page_flip_callback;
   impl_class->discard_pending_page_flips = meta_kms_impl_simple_discard_pending_page_flips;
-  impl_class->dispatch_idle = meta_kms_impl_simple_dispatch_idle;
   impl_class->notify_device_created = meta_kms_impl_simple_notify_device_created;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
index 055273d5c..ee9625ec8 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.c
@@ -65,12 +65,6 @@ meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
   META_KMS_IMPL_GET_CLASS (impl)->discard_pending_page_flips (impl);
 }
 
-void
-meta_kms_impl_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl)
-{
-  META_KMS_IMPL_GET_CLASS (impl)->dispatch_idle (impl);
-}
-
 void
 meta_kms_impl_notify_device_created (MetaKmsImpl   *impl,
                                      MetaKmsDevice *device)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
index 80ec8a5c2..c22f78219 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct _MetaKmsImplClass
   void (* handle_page_flip_callback) (MetaKmsImpl         *impl,
                                       MetaKmsPageFlipData *page_flip_data);
   void (* discard_pending_page_flips) (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
-  void (* dispatch_idle) (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
   void (* notify_device_created) (MetaKmsImpl   *impl,
                                   MetaKmsDevice *impl_device);
 };
@@ -53,8 +52,6 @@ void meta_kms_impl_handle_page_flip_callback (MetaKmsImpl         *impl,
 
 void meta_kms_impl_discard_pending_page_flips (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
 
-void meta_kms_impl_dispatch_idle (MetaKmsImpl *impl);
-
 void meta_kms_impl_notify_device_created (MetaKmsImpl   *impl,
                                           MetaKmsDevice *impl_device);