diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index b45f7f05..c0b8f428 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -4580,8 +4580,7 @@ weston_surface_set_label_func(struct weston_surface *surface,
  *
  * Retrieves the raw surface content size in pixels for the given surface.
  * This is the whole content size in buffer pixels. If the surface
- * has no content or the renderer does not implement this feature,
- * zeroes are returned.
+ * has no content, zeroes are returned.
  *
  * This function is used to determine the buffer size needed for
  * a weston_surface_copy_content() call.
@@ -4590,15 +4589,15 @@ WL_EXPORT void
 weston_surface_get_content_size(struct weston_surface *surface,
 				int *width, int *height)
 {
-	struct weston_renderer *rer = surface->compositor->renderer;
+	struct weston_buffer *buffer = surface->buffer_ref.buffer;
 
-	if (!rer->surface_get_content_size) {
+	if (buffer) {
+		*width = buffer->width;
+		*height = buffer->height;
+	} else {
 		*width = 0;
 		*height = 0;
-		return;
 	}
-
-	rer->surface_get_content_size(surface, width, height);
 }
 
 /** Get the bounding box of a surface and its subsurfaces
diff --git a/libweston/libweston-internal.h b/libweston/libweston-internal.h
index e6a84942..6a189275 100644
--- a/libweston/libweston-internal.h
+++ b/libweston/libweston-internal.h
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ struct weston_renderer {
 	void (*attach)(struct weston_surface *es, struct weston_buffer *buffer);
 	void (*destroy)(struct weston_compositor *ec);
 
-	/** See weston_surface_get_content_size() */
-	void (*surface_get_content_size)(struct weston_surface *surface,
-					 int *width, int *height);
-
 	/** See weston_surface_copy_content() */
 	int (*surface_copy_content)(struct weston_surface *surface,
 				    void *target, size_t size,
diff --git a/libweston/pixman-renderer.c b/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
index 17e5d17f..64d6bd17 100644
--- a/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
@@ -810,21 +810,6 @@ pixman_renderer_destroy(struct weston_compositor *ec)
 	ec->renderer = NULL;
 }
 
-static void
-pixman_renderer_surface_get_content_size(struct weston_surface *surface,
-					 int *width, int *height)
-{
-	struct pixman_surface_state *ps = get_surface_state(surface);
-
-	if (ps->image) {
-		*width = pixman_image_get_width(ps->image);
-		*height = pixman_image_get_height(ps->image);
-	} else {
-		*width = 0;
-		*height = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 static int
 pixman_renderer_surface_copy_content(struct weston_surface *surface,
 				     void *target, size_t size,
@@ -896,8 +881,6 @@ pixman_renderer_init(struct weston_compositor *ec)
 	renderer->base.flush_damage = pixman_renderer_flush_damage;
 	renderer->base.attach = pixman_renderer_attach;
 	renderer->base.destroy = pixman_renderer_destroy;
-	renderer->base.surface_get_content_size =
-		pixman_renderer_surface_get_content_size;
 	renderer->base.surface_copy_content =
 		pixman_renderer_surface_copy_content;
 	ec->renderer = &renderer->base;
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
index 68acab0f..0c784537 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
@@ -3061,22 +3061,6 @@ out:
 	es->is_opaque = false;
 }
 
-static void
-gl_renderer_surface_get_content_size(struct weston_surface *surface,
-				     int *width, int *height)
-{
-	struct gl_surface_state *gs = get_surface_state(surface);
-	struct weston_buffer *buffer = gs->buffer_ref.buffer;
-
-	if (!buffer) {
-		*width = 0;
-		*height = 0;
-	} else {
-		*width = gs->buffer_ref.buffer->width;
-		*height = gs->buffer_ref.buffer->height;
-	}
-}
-
 static uint32_t
 pack_color(pixman_format_code_t format, float *c)
 {
@@ -3137,7 +3121,8 @@ gl_renderer_surface_copy_content(struct weston_surface *surface,
 
 	assert(buffer);
 
-	gl_renderer_surface_get_content_size(surface, &cw, &ch);
+	cw = buffer->width;
+	ch = buffer->height;
 
 	switch (buffer->type) {
 	case WESTON_BUFFER_SOLID:
@@ -3745,8 +3730,6 @@ gl_renderer_display_create(struct weston_compositor *ec,
 	gr->base.flush_damage = gl_renderer_flush_damage;
 	gr->base.attach = gl_renderer_attach;
 	gr->base.destroy = gl_renderer_destroy;
-	gr->base.surface_get_content_size =
-		gl_renderer_surface_get_content_size;
 	gr->base.surface_copy_content = gl_renderer_surface_copy_content;
 	gr->base.fill_buffer_info = gl_renderer_fill_buffer_info;