diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
index 7c6a5cd2..b6a0a135 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
  */
 struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 {
 	struct wl_global *global;
-	struct wl_list surfaces; // wl_layer_surface
 
 	struct wl_listener display_destroy;
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ struct wlr_layer_surface_v1_configure {
 };
 
 struct wlr_layer_surface_v1 {
-	struct wl_list link; // wlr_layer_shell_v1::surfaces
 	struct wlr_surface *surface;
 	struct wlr_output *output;
 	struct wl_resource *resource;
diff --git a/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c b/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
index 6746f216..0002f4cb 100644
--- a/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_layer_shell_v1.c
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ static void layer_surface_destroy(struct wlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface) {
 	wl_resource_set_user_data(surface->resource, NULL);
 	surface->surface->role_data = NULL;
 	wl_list_remove(&surface->surface_destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&surface->link);
 	free(surface->namespace);
 	free(surface);
 }
@@ -440,7 +439,6 @@ static void layer_shell_handle_get_layer_surface(struct wl_client *wl_client,
 			surface, surface->resource);
 	wl_resource_set_implementation(surface->resource,
 		&layer_surface_implementation, surface, layer_surface_resource_destroy);
-	wl_list_insert(&shell->surfaces, &surface->link);
 }
 
 static const struct zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface layer_shell_implementation = {
@@ -479,8 +477,6 @@ struct wlr_layer_shell_v1 *wlr_layer_shell_v1_create(struct wl_display *display)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	wl_list_init(&layer_shell->surfaces);
-
 	struct wl_global *global = wl_global_create(display,
 		&zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, 2, layer_shell, layer_shell_bind);
 	if (!global) {