diff --git a/include/screencast_common.h b/include/screencast_common.h
index ea768a1..012e9ba 100644
--- a/include/screencast_common.h
+++ b/include/screencast_common.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct xdpw_screencast_context {
     struct hyprland_toplevel_export_manager_v1 *hyprland_toplevel_manager;
     struct zwlr_foreign_toplevel_manager_v1 *wlroots_toplevel_manager;
     struct wl_list toplevel_resource_list;
-    int toplevel_mgr_bind;
 
     // gbm
     struct gbm_device *gbm;
diff --git a/src/screencast/screencast.c b/src/screencast/screencast.c
index 0340023..3296bf7 100644
--- a/src/screencast/screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/screencast.c
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ static int start_screencast(struct xdpw_screencast_instance *cast) {
     // process at least one frame so that we know
     // some of the metadata required for the pipewire
     // remote state connected event
-    cast->ctx->toplevel_mgr_bind = 1;
     wl_display_dispatch(cast->ctx->state->wl_display);
     wl_display_roundtrip(cast->ctx->state->wl_display);
 
@@ -522,7 +521,6 @@ int xdpw_screencast_init(struct xdpw_state *state) {
     state->screencast = (struct xdpw_screencast_context){0};
     state->screencast.state = state;
     state->screencast.hyprland_toplevel_manager = NULL;
-    state->screencast.toplevel_mgr_bind = 0;
 
     int err;
     err = xdpw_pwr_context_create(state);
diff --git a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
index 10d895f..daffc53 100644
--- a/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/wlr_screencast.c
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ static void wlr_registry_handle_add(void *data, struct wl_registry *reg,
         ctx->hyprland_toplevel_manager = wl_registry_bind(reg, id, &hyprland_toplevel_export_manager_v1_interface, version);
     }
 
-    if (!strcmp(interface, zwlr_foreign_toplevel_manager_v1_interface.name) && ctx->toplevel_mgr_bind && !ctx->wlroots_toplevel_manager) {
+    if (!strcmp(interface, zwlr_foreign_toplevel_manager_v1_interface.name) && !ctx->wlroots_toplevel_manager) {
         uint32_t version = ver;
 
         logprint(DEBUG, "hyprland: |-- registered to interface %s (Version %u)", interface, version);