diff --git a/src/output.c b/src/output.c
index afedcc7..06f1af5 100644
--- a/src/output.c
+++ b/src/output.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ const struct output output_x11 = {
         x_win_hide,
 
         x_display_surface,
-        x_win_visible,
         x_win_get_context,
 
         get_active_screen,
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ const struct output output_wl = {
         wl_win_hide,
 
         wl_display_surface,
-        wl_win_visible,
         wl_win_get_context,
 
         wl_get_active_screen,
diff --git a/src/output.h b/src/output.h
index 783b0d3..a6cf5e7 100644
--- a/src/output.h
+++ b/src/output.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ struct output {
 
         void (*display_surface)(cairo_surface_t *srf, window win, const struct dimensions*);
 
-        bool (*win_visible)(window);
         cairo_t* (*win_get_context)(window);
 
         const struct screen_info* (*get_active_screen)(void);
diff --git a/src/wayland/wl.c b/src/wayland/wl.c
index e7e554d..3598f94 100644
--- a/src/wayland/wl.c
+++ b/src/wayland/wl.c
@@ -616,6 +616,8 @@ void wl_win_destroy(window winptr) {
 }
 
 void wl_win_show(window win) {
+        // This is here for compatibilty with the X11 output. The window is
+        // already shown in wl_display_surface.
 }
 
 void wl_win_hide(window win) {
@@ -642,10 +644,6 @@ void wl_display_surface(cairo_surface_t *srf, window winptr, const struct dimens
         wl_display_roundtrip(ctx.display);
 }
 
-bool wl_win_visible(window win) {
-        return true;
-}
-
 cairo_t* wl_win_get_context(window winptr) {
         struct window_wl *win = (struct window_wl*)winptr;
         ctx.current_buffer = get_next_buffer(ctx.shm, ctx.buffers, 500, 500);
diff --git a/src/wayland/wl.h b/src/wayland/wl.h
index 915dd01..fe54e12 100644
--- a/src/wayland/wl.h
+++ b/src/wayland/wl.h
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ void wl_win_show(window);
 void wl_win_hide(window);
 
 void wl_display_surface(cairo_surface_t *srf, window win, const struct dimensions*);
-bool wl_win_visible(window);
 cairo_t* wl_win_get_context(window);
 
 const struct screen_info* wl_get_active_screen(void);
diff --git a/src/x11/x.c b/src/x11/x.c
index 0a552f1..8cdc0ab 100644
--- a/src/x11/x.c
+++ b/src/x11/x.c
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ void x_display_surface(cairo_surface_t *srf, window winptr, const struct dimensi
 
 }
 
-bool x_win_visible(window winptr)
-{
-        return ((struct window_x11*)winptr)->visible;
-}
-
 cairo_t* x_win_get_context(window winptr)
 {
         return ((struct window_x11*)win)->c_ctx;
diff --git a/src/x11/x.h b/src/x11/x.h
index 123d06b..28fb32c 100644
--- a/src/x11/x.h
+++ b/src/x11/x.h
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ void x_win_hide(window);
 
 void x_display_surface(cairo_surface_t *srf, window, const struct dimensions *dim);
 
-bool x_win_visible(window);
 cairo_t* x_win_get_context(window);
 
 /* X misc */