diff --git a/src/core/events.c b/src/core/events.c
index 55c8b86cc..1767dded3 100644
--- a/src/core/events.c
+++ b/src/core/events.c
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ meta_display_handle_event (MetaDisplay        *display,
 
   if (meta_gesture_tracker_handle_event (gesture_tracker, event))
     {
-      bypass_wayland = bypass_clutter = TRUE;
+      bypass_wayland = TRUE;
+      bypass_clutter = FALSE;
       goto out;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
index 2bb07c3ce..f05c09000 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-gesture-tracker.c
@@ -502,25 +502,8 @@ meta_gesture_tracker_handle_event (MetaGestureTracker *tracker,
       break;
     }
 
-  /* As soon as a sequence is accepted, we replay it to
-   * the stage as a captured event, and make sure it's never
-   * propagated anywhere else. Since ClutterGestureAction does
-   * all its event handling from a captured-event handler on
-   * the stage, this effectively acts as a "sequence grab" on
-   * gesture actions.
-   *
-   * Sequences that aren't (yet or never) in an accepted state
-   * will go through, these events will get processed through
-   * the compositor, and eventually through clutter, still
-   * triggering the gestures capturing events on the stage, and
-   * possibly resulting in MetaSequenceState changes.
-   */
   if (state == META_SEQUENCE_ACCEPTED)
-    {
-      clutter_actor_event (CLUTTER_ACTOR (clutter_event_get_stage (event)),
-                           event, TRUE);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
+    return TRUE;
 
   return FALSE;
 }