diff --git a/waylib/src/server/protocols/wxwayland.cpp b/waylib/src/server/protocols/wxwayland.cpp
index 9bf800f5b..f7efee155 100644
--- a/waylib/src/server/protocols/wxwayland.cpp
+++ b/waylib/src/server/protocols/wxwayland.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "private/wglobal_p.h"
 #include "private/wwaylandresource_p.h"
 #include "private/wxwaylandsurface_p.h"
-#include "wcursor.h"
 #include "wseat.h"
 #include "wscoplistener.h"
 #include "wsocket.h"
@@ -53,12 +52,6 @@ class Q_DECL_HIDDEN WXWaylandPrivate : public WWaylandResourcePrivate
     void on_surface_destroy(WXWaylandSurface *surface);
     // end slot function
 
-    // Cursor position sync to the Xwayland server.
-    void syncCursorPositionToXWayland();
-    void watchSeatCursor();
-
-    QMetaObject::Connection cursorPositionChangedConnection;
-
     // Async property reading
     struct PerWindowProps
     {
@@ -431,69 +424,10 @@ void WXWayland::setDesktopProperties(uint32_t count,
     xcb_flush(connection);
 }
 
-void WXWaylandPrivate::syncCursorPositionToXWayland()
-{
-    W_Q(WXWayland);
-
-    auto *xwayland = q->handle();
-    if (!xwayland || !xwayland->seat)
-        return;
-
-    auto *cursor = WSeat::fromHandle(xwayland->seat)->cursor();
-    if (!cursor)
-        return;
-
-    auto *connection = q->xcbConnection();
-    if (!connection || !screen)
-        return;
-
-    // Xwayland only learns the pointer position via wl_pointer while the
-    // pointer is over an X window, so warp the X pointer to the real cursor
-    // position to keep the global position seen by X clients (e.g. via
-    // XQueryPointer) fresh while it moves over native Wayland surfaces.
-    // Warping to the current position (pointer over an X window) is a no-op.
-    const QPointF pos = cursor->position();
-    xcb_warp_pointer(connection, XCB_NONE, screen->root,
-                     0, 0, 0, 0, qRound(pos.x()), qRound(pos.y()));
-}
-
-void WXWaylandPrivate::watchSeatCursor()
-{
-    W_Q(WXWayland);
-
-    // setSeat() may switch to another seat (or clear it), so rebind the
-    // cursor connection to the current seat on every call. The connection
-    // is auto-disconnected when the WXWayland instance is destroyed.
-    if (cursorPositionChangedConnection) {
-        QObject::disconnect(cursorPositionChangedConnection);
-        cursorPositionChangedConnection = {};
-    }
-
-    auto *xwayland = q->handle();
-    auto *seat = xwayland ? xwayland->seat : nullptr;
-    if (!seat)
-        return;
-
-    if (auto *seatObject = WSeat::fromHandle(seat)) {
-        if (auto *cursor = seatObject->cursor()) {
-            cursorPositionChangedConnection = QObject::connect(cursor,
-                                                               &WCursor::positionChanged,
-                                                               q, [this] {
-                syncCursorPositionToXWayland();
-            });
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void WXWayland::setSeat(WSeat *seat)
 {
-    W_D(WXWayland);
-
     if (auto handle = this->handle())
         wlr_xwayland_set_seat(handle, seat ? seat->handle() : nullptr);
-
-    d->watchSeatCursor();
-    d->syncCursorPositionToXWayland();
 }
 
 WSeat *WXWayland::seat() const
@@ -611,10 +545,6 @@ void WXWayland::create(WServer *server)
 
     listeners()->add(&handle->events.ready, this, [this, d] (void *) {
         d->init();
-        // The seat may be set before the Xwayland server starts; sync the
-        // current cursor position once the server client is available.
-        d->watchSeatCursor();
-        d->syncCursorPositionToXWayland();
         Q_EMIT ready();
     });