diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index f99afc62..b12c5835 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -914,8 +914,7 @@ weston_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output, int msecs)
 	struct weston_surface *es;
 	struct weston_animation *animation, *next;
 	struct weston_frame_callback *cb, *cnext;
-	pixman_region32_t opaque, new_damage, total_damage,
-		overlap, surface_overlap;
+	pixman_region32_t opaque, new_damage, total_damage;
 	int32_t width, height;
 
 	weston_compositor_update_drag_surfaces(ec);
@@ -928,22 +927,12 @@ weston_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output, int msecs)
 
 	pixman_region32_init(&new_damage);
 	pixman_region32_init(&opaque);
-	pixman_region32_init(&overlap);
 
-	wl_list_for_each(es, &ec->surface_list, link) {
+	wl_list_for_each(es, &ec->surface_list, link)
 		/* Update surface transform now to avoid calling it ever
 		 * again from the repaint sub-functions. */
 		weston_surface_update_transform(es);
 
-		pixman_region32_init(&surface_overlap);
-		pixman_region32_intersect(&surface_overlap, &overlap,
-					  &es->transform.boundingbox);
-		es->overlapped = pixman_region32_not_empty(&surface_overlap);
-		pixman_region32_fini(&surface_overlap);
-		pixman_region32_union(&overlap, &overlap,
-				      &es->transform.boundingbox);
-	}
-
 	if (output->assign_planes)
 		/*
 		 * This will queue flips for the fbs and sprites where
@@ -966,7 +955,6 @@ weston_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output, int msecs)
 				  &new_damage, &output->region);
 
 	pixman_region32_fini(&opaque);
-	pixman_region32_fini(&overlap);
 	pixman_region32_fini(&new_damage);
 
 	wl_list_for_each(es, &ec->surface_list, link) {
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index 4a368249..881f53c8 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ struct weston_surface {
 	struct weston_shader *shader;
 	GLfloat color[4];
 	uint32_t alpha;
-	int overlapped;
 
 	/* Surface geometry state, mutable.
 	 * If you change anything, set dirty = 1.