diff --git a/include/libweston/libweston.h b/include/libweston/libweston.h
index 6b5cc4bf..dc54b170 100644
--- a/include/libweston/libweston.h
+++ b/include/libweston/libweston.h
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ struct weston_output {
 	/** Output area in global coordinates, simple rect */
 	pixman_region32_t region;
 
-	pixman_region32_t previous_damage;
-
 	/** True if damage has occurred since the last repaint for this output;
 	 *  if set, a repaint will eventually occur. */
 	bool repaint_needed;
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 72a2905e..dbc64927 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ weston_mode_switch_finish(struct weston_output *output,
 	/* Update output region and transformation matrix */
 	weston_output_transform_scale_init(output, output->transform, output->current_scale);
 
-	pixman_region32_init(&output->previous_damage);
 	pixman_region32_init_rect(&output->region, output->x, output->y,
 				  output->width, output->height);
 
@@ -5779,9 +5778,6 @@ weston_output_init_geometry(struct weston_output *output, int x, int y)
 	output->x = x;
 	output->y = y;
 
-	pixman_region32_fini(&output->previous_damage);
-	pixman_region32_init(&output->previous_damage);
-
 	pixman_region32_fini(&output->region);
 	pixman_region32_init_rect(&output->region, x, y,
 				  output->width,
@@ -6122,7 +6118,6 @@ weston_output_init(struct weston_output *output,
 	/* Can't use -1 on uint32_t and 0 is valid enum value */
 	output->transform = UINT32_MAX;
 
-	pixman_region32_init(&output->previous_damage);
 	pixman_region32_init(&output->region);
 	wl_list_init(&output->mode_list);
 }
@@ -6434,7 +6429,6 @@ weston_output_release(struct weston_output *output)
 		weston_compositor_remove_output(output);
 
 	pixman_region32_fini(&output->region);
-	pixman_region32_fini(&output->previous_damage);
 	wl_list_remove(&output->link);
 
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(head, tmp, &output->head_list, output_link)
diff --git a/libweston/pixman-renderer.c b/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
index 378845d0..2d70aa47 100644
--- a/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/pixman-renderer.c
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ pixman_renderer_repaint_output(struct weston_output *output,
 	}
 	pixman_region32_fini(&hw_damage);
 
-	pixman_region32_copy(&output->previous_damage, output_damage);
 	wl_signal_emit(&output->frame_signal, output);
 
 	/* Actual flip should be done by caller */
diff --git a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
index 14c5f8b1..25e212b9 100644
--- a/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
+++ b/libweston/renderer-gl/gl-renderer.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,6 @@ gl_renderer_repaint_output(struct weston_output *output,
 
 	draw_output_borders(output, border_status);
 
-	pixman_region32_copy(&output->previous_damage, output_damage);
 	wl_signal_emit(&output->frame_signal, output);
 
 	go->end_render_sync = create_render_sync(gr);