diff --git a/types/scene/drag_icon.c b/types/scene/drag_icon.c
index c7afd5c82..84b202c3d 100644
--- a/types/scene/drag_icon.c
+++ b/types/scene/drag_icon.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ struct wlr_scene_tree *wlr_scene_drag_icon_create(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&icon->tree->node, drag_icon->surface->mapped);
-
 	icon->tree_destroy.notify = drag_icon_handle_tree_destroy;
 	wl_signal_add(&icon->tree->node.events.destroy, &icon->tree_destroy);
 	icon->drag_icon_surface_commit.notify = drag_icon_handle_surface_commit;
diff --git a/types/scene/layer_shell_v1.c b/types/scene/layer_shell_v1.c
index 86e8a3494..4ae736ddf 100644
--- a/types/scene/layer_shell_v1.c
+++ b/types/scene/layer_shell_v1.c
@@ -160,8 +160,5 @@ struct wlr_scene_layer_surface_v1 *wlr_scene_layer_surface_v1_create(
 	wl_signal_add(&layer_surface->events.destroy,
 		&scene_layer_surface->layer_surface_destroy);
 
-	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&scene_layer_surface->tree->node,
-		layer_surface->surface->mapped);
-
 	return scene_layer_surface;
 }
diff --git a/types/scene/xdg_shell.c b/types/scene/xdg_shell.c
index a1592782b..ed792633d 100644
--- a/types/scene/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/types/scene/xdg_shell.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ struct wlr_scene_tree *wlr_scene_xdg_surface_create(
 	wl_signal_add(&xdg_surface->surface->events.commit,
 		&scene_xdg_surface->xdg_surface_commit);
 
-	wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&scene_xdg_surface->tree->node,
-		xdg_surface->surface->mapped);
 	scene_xdg_surface_update_position(scene_xdg_surface);
 
 	return scene_xdg_surface->tree;