diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
index faf170067..b6c6918c3 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
@@ -414,9 +414,6 @@ meta_wayland_actor_surface_reset_actor (MetaWaylandActorSurface *actor_surface)
   g_signal_connect_swapped (priv->actor, "notify::allocation",
                             G_CALLBACK (meta_wayland_surface_notify_geometry_changed),
                             surface);
-  g_signal_connect_swapped (priv->actor, "notify::position",
-                            G_CALLBACK (meta_wayland_surface_notify_geometry_changed),
-                            surface);
   g_signal_connect_swapped (priv->actor, "notify::mapped",
                             G_CALLBACK (meta_wayland_surface_notify_geometry_changed),
                             surface);