diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index 011451be..cc4022eb 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@ bool wlr_output_set_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 	return set_cursor(output, buf, stride, width, height, hotspot_x, hotspot_y);
 }
 
-static void commit_cursor_surface(struct wlr_output *output,
-		struct wlr_surface *surface) {
+static void handle_cursor_surface_commit(struct wl_listener *listener,
+		void *data) {
+	struct wlr_output *output = wl_container_of(listener, output,
+		cursor.surface_commit);
+	struct wlr_surface *surface = data;
+
 	struct wl_shm_buffer *buffer = wl_shm_buffer_get(surface->current->buffer);
 	if (buffer == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -194,15 +198,6 @@ static void commit_cursor_surface(struct wlr_output *output,
 	wl_shm_buffer_end_access(buffer);
 }
 
-static void handle_cursor_surface_commit(struct wl_listener *listener,
-		void *data) {
-	struct wlr_output *output = wl_container_of(listener, output,
-		cursor.surface_commit);
-	struct wlr_surface *surface = data;
-
-	commit_cursor_surface(output, surface);
-}
-
 static void handle_cursor_surface_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		void *data) {
 	struct wlr_output *output = wl_container_of(listener, output,
@@ -223,7 +218,6 @@ void wlr_output_set_cursor_surface(struct wlr_output *output,
 	output->cursor.hotspot_y = hotspot_y;
 
 	if (surface && output->cursor.surface == surface) {
-		commit_cursor_surface(output, surface);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -238,7 +232,6 @@ void wlr_output_set_cursor_surface(struct wlr_output *output,
 	if (surface != NULL) {
 		wl_signal_add(&surface->events.commit, &output->cursor.surface_commit);
 		wl_signal_add(&surface->events.destroy, &output->cursor.surface_destroy);
-		commit_cursor_surface(output, surface);
 	} else {
 		set_cursor(output, NULL, 0, 0, 0, hotspot_x, hotspot_y);
 	}