diff --git a/clients/desktop-shell.c b/clients/desktop-shell.c
index 1a5a94fd..599c0a5b 100644
--- a/clients/desktop-shell.c
+++ b/clients/desktop-shell.c
@@ -1160,13 +1160,6 @@ output_handle_mode(void *data,
 		   int height,
 		   int refresh)
 {
-	struct output *output = (struct output *)data;
-
-	if (flags & WL_OUTPUT_MODE_CURRENT) {
-		window_schedule_resize(output->panel->window, width, 32);
-		window_schedule_resize(output->background->window,
-				       width, height);
-	}
 }
 
 static void