diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index ab7ff2a..15d030a 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -1141,11 +1141,7 @@ wl_event_loop_run(void)
             wl_display_flush_clients(wl_state.display);
             extern void W_WLClientDispatchPending(void);
             W_WLClientDispatchPending();
-            wl_event_loop_dispatch(loop, 16);
-            /* Schedule frame AFTER dispatch so the frame event on the next
-             * iteration renders content from commits processed above. */
-            if (wl_state.output)
-                wlr_output_schedule_frame(wl_state.output);
+            wl_event_loop_dispatch(loop, 4);
 
             /* Check inotify for defaults database changes */
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY