diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
index efb9a7073..5dfca4069 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ struct wlr_output_damage {
 	} events;
 
 	struct wl_listener output_destroy;
-	struct wl_listener output_mode;
 	struct wl_listener output_needs_frame;
 	struct wl_listener output_damage;
 	struct wl_listener output_frame;
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_damage.c b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
index 649206091..12c2fbe60 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_damage.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ static void output_handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wlr_output_damage_destroy(output_damage);
 }
 
-static void output_handle_mode(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage =
-		wl_container_of(listener, output_damage, output_mode);
-	wlr_output_damage_add_whole(output_damage);
-}
-
 static void output_handle_needs_frame(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		void *data) {
 	struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage =
@@ -94,8 +88,6 @@ struct wlr_output_damage *wlr_output_damage_create(struct wlr_output *output) {
 
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.destroy, &output_damage->output_destroy);
 	output_damage->output_destroy.notify = output_handle_destroy;
-	wl_signal_add(&output->events.mode, &output_damage->output_mode);
-	output_damage->output_mode.notify = output_handle_mode;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.needs_frame, &output_damage->output_needs_frame);
 	output_damage->output_needs_frame.notify = output_handle_needs_frame;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.damage, &output_damage->output_damage);
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ void wlr_output_damage_destroy(struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage) {
 	}
 	wl_signal_emit_mutable(&output_damage->events.destroy, output_damage);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_destroy.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_mode.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_needs_frame.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_damage.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_frame.link);