diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
index 8f18ba62d..0d5a23cf9 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-compositor-view-native.c
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ find_scanout_candidate (MetaCompositorView  *compositor_view,
   MetaCrtc *crtc;
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer;
   MetaWindowActor *window_actor;
-  MetaWindow *window;
   MtkRectangle view_rect;
   ClutterActorBox actor_box;
   MetaSurfaceActor *surface_actor;
@@ -182,14 +181,6 @@ find_scanout_candidate (MetaCompositorView  *compositor_view,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  window = meta_window_actor_get_meta_window (window_actor);
-  if (!window)
-    {
-      meta_topic (META_DEBUG_RENDER,
-                  "No direct scanout candidate: no meta-window");
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
   if (!clutter_actor_get_paint_box (CLUTTER_ACTOR (window_actor),
                                     &actor_box))
     {