diff --git a/include/sway/tree/view.h b/include/sway/tree/view.h
index c2225bcb..1ded601c 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/view.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/view.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct sway_view_impl {
 	const char *(*get_string_prop)(struct sway_view *view,
 			enum sway_view_prop prop);
 	uint32_t (*get_int_prop)(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_prop prop);
+	void (*get_geometry)(struct sway_view *view, struct wlr_box *box);
 	uint32_t (*configure)(struct sway_view *view, double lx, double ly,
 			int width, int height);
 	void (*set_activated)(struct sway_view *view, bool activated);
@@ -285,10 +286,6 @@ void view_map(struct sway_view *view, struct wlr_surface *wlr_surface);
 
 void view_unmap(struct sway_view *view);
 
-void view_update_position(struct sway_view *view, double lx, double ly);
-
-void view_update_size(struct sway_view *view, int width, int height);
-
 void view_child_init(struct sway_view_child *child,
 	const struct sway_view_child_impl *impl, struct sway_view *view,
 	struct wlr_surface *surface);
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index 6a7a3f7f..2b260357 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -107,7 +107,8 @@ static void get_constraints(struct sway_view *view, double *min_width,
 	*max_height = state->max_height > 0 ? state->max_height : DBL_MAX;
 }
 
-static const char *get_string_prop(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_prop prop) {
+static const char *get_string_prop(struct sway_view *view,
+		enum sway_view_prop prop) {
 	if (xdg_shell_view_from_view(view) == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
@@ -121,6 +122,16 @@ static const char *get_string_prop(struct sway_view *view, enum sway_view_prop p
 	}
 }
 
+static void get_geometry(struct sway_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
+	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
+		xdg_shell_view_from_view(view);
+	if (xdg_shell_view == NULL) {
+		return;
+	}
+	struct wlr_xdg_surface *surface = view->wlr_xdg_surface;
+	wlr_xdg_surface_get_geometry(surface, box);
+}
+
 static uint32_t configure(struct sway_view *view, double lx, double ly,
 		int width, int height) {
 	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
@@ -231,6 +242,7 @@ static void destroy(struct sway_view *view) {
 static const struct sway_view_impl view_impl = {
 	.get_constraints = get_constraints,
 	.get_string_prop = get_string_prop,
+	.get_geometry = get_geometry,
 	.configure = configure,
 	.set_activated = set_activated,
 	.set_tiled = set_tiled,
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 14f59b9c..dca62fb1 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -287,8 +287,6 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	if (view->swayc->instruction) {
 		transaction_notify_view_ready_by_size(view,
 				surface_state->width, surface_state->height);
-	} else if (container_is_floating(view->swayc)) {
-		view_update_size(view, surface_state->width, surface_state->height);
 	}
 
 	view_damage_from(view);
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 950494d8..fba0b52d 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -162,6 +162,20 @@ void view_get_constraints(struct sway_view *view, double *min_width,
 	}
 }
 
+void view_get_geometry(struct sway_view *view, struct wlr_box *box) {
+	if (view->surface == NULL) {
+		box->x = box->y = box->width = box->height = 0;
+		return;
+	}
+	if (view->impl->get_geometry) {
+		view->impl->get_geometry(view, box);
+		return;
+	}
+	box->x = box->y = 0;
+	box->width = view->surface->current.width;
+	box->height = view->surface->current.height;
+}
+
 uint32_t view_configure(struct sway_view *view, double lx, double ly, int width,
 		int height) {
 	if (view->impl->configure) {
@@ -615,36 +629,6 @@ void view_unmap(struct sway_view *view) {
 	view->surface = NULL;
 }
 
-void view_update_position(struct sway_view *view, double lx, double ly) {
-	if (view->x == lx && view->y == ly) {
-		return;
-	}
-	container_damage_whole(view->swayc);
-	view->x = lx;
-	view->y = ly;
-	view->swayc->current.view_x = lx;
-	view->swayc->current.view_y = ly;
-	if (container_is_floating(view->swayc)) {
-		container_set_geometry_from_floating_view(view->swayc);
-	}
-	container_damage_whole(view->swayc);
-}
-
-void view_update_size(struct sway_view *view, int width, int height) {
-	if (view->width == width && view->height == height) {
-		return;
-	}
-	container_damage_whole(view->swayc);
-	view->width = width;
-	view->height = height;
-	view->swayc->current.view_width = width;
-	view->swayc->current.view_height = height;
-	if (container_is_floating(view->swayc)) {
-		container_set_geometry_from_floating_view(view->swayc);
-	}
-	container_damage_whole(view->swayc);
-}
-
 static void view_subsurface_create(struct sway_view *view,
 		struct wlr_subsurface *subsurface) {
 	struct sway_view_child *child = calloc(1, sizeof(struct sway_view_child));