diff --git a/backend/drm/backend.c b/backend/drm/backend.c
index 33f8eaf9..3293196b 100644
--- a/backend/drm/backend.c
+++ b/backend/drm/backend.c
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ error_event:
 	wl_event_source_remove(drm->drm_event);
 error_fd:
 	wlr_session_close_file(drm->session, drm->fd);
-error_backend:
 	free(drm);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/backend/libinput/events.c b/backend/libinput/events.c
index 2a396536..f6634814 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/events.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/events.c
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/session.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_input_device.h>
-#include <wlr/util/list.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+#include <wayland-util.h>
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
 
 struct wlr_input_device *get_appropriate_device(
 		enum wlr_input_device_type desired_type,
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
-	list_t *wlr_devices = libinput_device_get_user_data(libinput_dev);
+	struct wl_list *wlr_devices = libinput_device_get_user_data(libinput_dev);
 	if (!wlr_devices) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < wlr_devices->length; ++i) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *dev = wlr_devices->items[i];
+	struct wlr_input_device *dev;
+	wl_list_for_each(dev, wlr_devices, link) {
 		if (dev->type == desired_type) {
 			return dev;
 		}
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static struct wlr_input_device_impl input_device_impl = {
 
 static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
 		struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend, struct libinput_device *libinput_dev,
-		list_t *wlr_devices, enum wlr_input_device_type type) {
+		struct wl_list *wlr_devices, enum wlr_input_device_type type) {
 	int vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	int product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
@@ -44,10 +44,7 @@ static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev = &wlr_libinput_dev->wlr_input_device;
-	if (list_add(wlr_devices, wlr_dev) == -1) {
-		free(wlr_libinput_dev);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	wl_list_insert(wlr_devices, &wlr_dev->link);
 	wlr_libinput_dev->handle = libinput_dev;
 	libinput_device_ref(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_input_device_init(wlr_dev, type, &input_device_impl,
@@ -67,7 +64,8 @@ static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 	int vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	int product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	list_t *wlr_devices = list_create();
+	struct wl_list *wlr_devices = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wl_list));
+	wl_list_init(wlr_devices);
 	if (!wlr_devices) {
 		goto fail;
 	}
@@ -145,23 +143,26 @@ static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		// TODO
 	}
 
-	if (wlr_devices->length > 0) {
+	if (wl_list_length(wlr_devices) > 0) {
 		libinput_device_set_user_data(libinput_dev, wlr_devices);
 		list_add(backend->wlr_device_lists, wlr_devices);
 	} else {
-		list_free(wlr_devices);
+		free(wlr_devices);
 	}
 	return;
 
 fail:
 	wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Could not allocate new device");
-	list_foreach(wlr_devices, free);
-	list_free(wlr_devices);
+	struct wlr_input_device *dev, *tmp_dev;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(dev, tmp_dev, wlr_devices, link) {
+		free(dev);
+	}
+	free(wlr_devices);
 }
 
 static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
-	list_t *wlr_devices = libinput_device_get_user_data(libinput_dev);
+	struct wl_list *wlr_devices = libinput_device_get_user_data(libinput_dev);
 	int vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	int product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
@@ -169,10 +170,10 @@ static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 	if (!wlr_devices) {
 		return;
 	}
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < wlr_devices->length; i++) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev = wlr_devices->items[i];
-		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_remove, wlr_dev);
-		wlr_input_device_destroy(wlr_dev);
+	struct wlr_input_device *dev, *tmp_dev;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(dev, tmp_dev, wlr_devices, link) {
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_remove, dev);
+		wlr_input_device_destroy(dev);
 	}
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->wlr_device_lists->length; i++) {
 		if (backend->wlr_device_lists->items[i] == wlr_devices) {
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	list_free(wlr_devices);
+	free(wlr_devices);
 }
 
 void wlr_libinput_event(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
diff --git a/examples/pointer.c b/examples/pointer.c
index 238be9b3..f03571c3 100644
--- a/examples/pointer.c
+++ b/examples/pointer.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <wlr/xcursor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+#include <wlr/util/list.h>
 #include "shared.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "cat.h"
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h
index 50b0fb88..306a1166 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct wlr_input_device {
 	} events;
 
 	void *data;
+
+	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/wlr/xwayland.h b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
index 09f9fbac..4f309a96 100644
--- a/include/wlr/xwayland.h
+++ b/include/wlr/xwayland.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
+#include <wlr/util/list.h>
 
 #ifdef HAS_XCB_ICCCM
 	#include <xcb/xcb_icccm.h>