diff --git a/backend/libinput/events.c b/backend/libinput/events.c
index d15de6bb..93664af2 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/events.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/events.c
@@ -186,9 +186,6 @@ static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 	}
 	struct wlr_input_device *dev, *tmp_dev;
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(dev, tmp_dev, wlr_devices, link) {
-		if (dev->type == WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TABLET_TOOL) {
-			wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_destroy(dev);
-		}
 		wlr_input_device_destroy(dev);
 	}
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->wlr_device_lists.length; i++) {
diff --git a/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c b/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
index f02e045a..7cecb091 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ static void destroy_tool_tool(struct wlr_libinput_tablet_tool *tool) {
 }
 
 
-void wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_destroy(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
+static void libinput_tablet_tool_destroy(struct wlr_tablet_tool *tool) {
 	struct wlr_libinput_tablet *tablet =
-		wl_container_of(wlr_dev->tablet_tool, tablet, wlr_tool);
+		wl_container_of(tool, tablet, wlr_tool);
 
 	struct tablet_tool_list_elem *pos;
 	struct tablet_tool_list_elem *tmp;
@@ -72,8 +72,14 @@ void wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_destroy(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
 			destroy_tool_tool(tool);
 		}
 	}
+
+	free(tablet);
 }
 
+static struct wlr_tablet_tool_impl tool_impl = {
+	.destroy = libinput_tablet_tool_destroy,
+};
+
 struct wlr_tablet_tool *create_libinput_tablet_tool(
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
 	assert(libinput_dev);
@@ -91,7 +97,7 @@ struct wlr_tablet_tool *create_libinput_tablet_tool(
 	wlr_tablet_tool->name = strdup(libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev));
 	wl_list_init(&libinput_tablet_tool->tools);
 
-	wlr_tablet_tool_init(wlr_tablet_tool, NULL);
+	wlr_tablet_tool_init(wlr_tablet_tool, &tool_impl);
 	return wlr_tablet_tool;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/backend/libinput.h b/include/backend/libinput.h
index 6ecdf44f..f0928133 100644
--- a/include/backend/libinput.h
+++ b/include/backend/libinput.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ void handle_touch_cancel(struct libinput_event *event,
 
 struct wlr_tablet_tool *create_libinput_tablet_tool(
 		struct libinput_device *device);
-void wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_destroy(struct wlr_input_device *device);
 void handle_tablet_tool_axis(struct libinput_event *event,
 		struct libinput_device *device);
 void handle_tablet_tool_proximity(struct libinput_event *event,