diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h
index bd3899b8..61a2cccc 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_subcompositor.h
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ struct wlr_subsurface {
 	// private state
 
 	struct wlr_surface_synced parent_synced;
-
-	struct {
-		int32_t x, y;
-	} previous;
 };
 
 struct wlr_subcompositor {
diff --git a/types/wlr_subcompositor.c b/types/wlr_subcompositor.c
index 771b9873..f0d0827b 100644
--- a/types/wlr_subcompositor.c
+++ b/types/wlr_subcompositor.c
@@ -289,9 +289,6 @@ void subsurface_handle_parent_commit(struct wlr_subsurface *subsurface) {
 			subsurface);
 		subsurface_consider_map(subsurface);
 	}
-
-	subsurface->previous.x = subsurface->current.x;
-	subsurface->previous.y = subsurface->current.y;
 }
 
 struct wlr_subsurface *wlr_subsurface_try_from_wlr_surface(struct wlr_surface *surface) {