diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-native.c b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-native.c
index e2614f6f7..cc635d48c 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-native.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-native.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ maybe_assign_primary_plane (MetaCompositor *compositor)
   new_candidate = surface;
 
   onscreen = COGL_ONSCREEN (framebuffer);
-  scanout = meta_surface_actor_wayland_try_acquire_scanout (surface_actor_wayland,
-                                                            onscreen);
+  scanout = meta_wayland_surface_try_acquire_scanout (surface,
+                                                      onscreen);
   if (!scanout)
     goto done;
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.c b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.c
index f6e8f8432..329b88e4e 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.c
@@ -65,23 +65,6 @@ meta_surface_actor_wayland_is_opaque (MetaSurfaceActor *actor)
   return meta_shaped_texture_is_opaque (stex);
 }
 
-CoglScanout *
-meta_surface_actor_wayland_try_acquire_scanout (MetaSurfaceActorWayland *self,
-                                                CoglOnscreen            *onscreen)
-{
-  MetaWaylandSurface *surface;
-  CoglScanout *scanout;
-
-  surface = meta_surface_actor_wayland_get_surface (self);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (surface, NULL);
-
-  scanout = meta_wayland_surface_try_acquire_scanout (surface, onscreen);
-  if (!scanout)
-    return NULL;
-
-  return scanout;
-}
-
 #define UNOBSCURED_TRESHOLD 0.1
 
 ClutterStageView *
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.h b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.h
index adb01a297..1a349af91 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.h
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-wayland.h
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ MetaSurfaceActor * meta_surface_actor_wayland_new (MetaWaylandSurface *surface);
 MetaWaylandSurface * meta_surface_actor_wayland_get_surface (MetaSurfaceActorWayland *self);
 void meta_surface_actor_wayland_surface_destroyed (MetaSurfaceActorWayland *self);
 
-CoglScanout * meta_surface_actor_wayland_try_acquire_scanout (MetaSurfaceActorWayland *self,
-                                                              CoglOnscreen            *onscreen);
-
 ClutterStageView * meta_surface_actor_wayland_get_current_primary_view (MetaSurfaceActor *actor,
                                                                         ClutterStage     *stage);