diff --git a/include/wlr/xwayland/xwayland.h b/include/wlr/xwayland/xwayland.h
index 240ee3a5..75e9cdac 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwayland/xwayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwayland/xwayland.h
@@ -124,8 +124,11 @@ struct wlr_xwayland_surface {
 	xcb_icccm_wm_hints_t *hints;
 	xcb_size_hints_t *size_hints;
 	/*
-	 * _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL (used by e.g. XWayland panels;
-	 * right/bottom are translated into root x/y coordinates)
+	 * _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL (used by e.g. XWayland panels).
+	 * Note that right/bottom values are offsets from the lower
+	 * right corner of the X11 screen, and the exact relation
+	 * between X11 screen coordinates and the wlr_output_layout
+	 * depends on the XWayland implementation.
 	 */
 	xcb_ewmh_wm_strut_partial_t *strut_partial;
 
diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index 6597af9a..92d68c7b 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -775,20 +775,6 @@ static void read_surface_strut_partial(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 		return;
 	}
 	xcb_ewmh_get_wm_strut_partial_from_reply(xsurface->strut_partial, reply);
-
-	/*
-	 * Translate right/bottom into root x/y coordinates here since
-	 * the compositor is ignorant of X11 screen width/height.
-	 *
-	 * (This could result in an incorrect position if the X11 screen
-	 * size changes but _NET_WM_STRUT_PARTIAL doesn't. It's probably
-	 * not worth the additional code to fix this corner case.)
-	 */
-	xsurface->strut_partial->right =
-		xwm->screen->width_in_pixels - xsurface->strut_partial->right;
-	xsurface->strut_partial->bottom =
-		xwm->screen->height_in_pixels - xsurface->strut_partial->bottom;
-
 	wl_signal_emit_mutable(&xsurface->events.set_strut_partial, NULL);
 }