diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
index e6ef7767768..8ac5f2d7bf4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell.cpp
@@ -410,15 +410,6 @@ bool QWaylandXdgSurface::isExposed() const
     return m_configured;
 }
 
-bool QWaylandXdgSurface::handleExpose(const QRegion &region)
-{
-    if (!isExposed() && !region.isEmpty()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-    setContentGeometry(window()->windowContentGeometry());
-    return false;
-}
-
 void QWaylandXdgSurface::applyConfigure()
 {
     // It is a redundant ack_configure, so skipped.
@@ -451,7 +442,7 @@ void QWaylandXdgSurface::propagateSizeHints()
 
 void QWaylandXdgSurface::setContentGeometry(const QRect &rect)
 {
-    if (!window()->isExposed() || m_lastGeometry == rect)
+    if (!isExposed() || m_lastGeometry == rect)
         return;
 
     set_window_geometry(rect.x(), rect.y(), rect.width(), rect.height());
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell_p.h
index f7d223b51d0..236d34c351c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/plugins/shellintegration/xdg-shell/qwaylandxdgshell_p.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     void setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags) override;
 
     bool isExposed() const override;
-    bool handleExpose(const QRegion &) override;
     bool handlesActiveState() const { return m_toplevel; }
     void applyConfigure() override;
     bool wantsDecorations() const override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshellsurface_p.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshellsurface_p.h
index 88adb338ca3..273586a106a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshellsurface_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandshellsurface_p.h
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ public:
     virtual void setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowFlags flags);
 
     virtual bool isExposed() const { return true; }
-    virtual bool handleExpose(const QRegion &) { return false; }
 
     virtual void raise() {}
     virtual void lower() {}
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
index 7475fe6608c..ad43fa8f124 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandwindow.cpp
@@ -593,11 +593,6 @@ void QWaylandWindow::resizeFromApplyConfigure(const QSize &sizeWithMargins, cons
 
 void QWaylandWindow::sendExposeEvent(const QRect &rect)
 {
-    if (mShellSurface && mShellSurface->handleExpose(rect)) {
-        qCDebug(lcQpaWayland) << "sendExposeEvent: intercepted by shell extension, not sending";
-        return;
-    }
-
     static bool sQtTestMode = qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("QT_QTESTLIB_RUNNING");
     mLastExposeGeometry = rect;