diff --git a/src/xwayland/window-manager.c b/src/xwayland/window-manager.c
index a2a12bd1..a0b32005 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/window-manager.c
+++ b/src/xwayland/window-manager.c
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ weston_wm_handle_map_request(struct weston_wm *wm, xcb_generic_event_t *event)
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_PRESS |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_BUTTON_RELEASE |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
-		XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
-		XCB_EVENT_MASK_RESIZE_REDIRECT |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_EXPOSURE;
 
@@ -1096,8 +1094,6 @@ weston_wm_create(struct weston_xserver *wxs)
 	wxs_wm_get_resources(wm);
 
 	values[0] =
-		XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
-		XCB_EVENT_MASK_RESIZE_REDIRECT |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_NOTIFY |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT |
 		XCB_EVENT_MASK_PROPERTY_CHANGE;