diff --git a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
index b790439..37a0424 100644
--- a/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wclient_wl.c
@@ -645,15 +645,6 @@ wl_client_toplevel_remap(WNativeWindow id)
     wl_client_toplevel_remap_locked(top);
 }
 
-void
-wl_client_scene_node_set_enabled(unsigned long id, int enabled)
-{
-    if (enabled)
-        wl_client_toplevel_remap((WNativeWindow)id);
-    else
-        wl_client_toplevel_recycle((WNativeWindow)id);
-}
-
 void
 W_WLClientSetMinMaxSize(W_View *view)
 {
@@ -1397,17 +1388,6 @@ W_WLClientInit(struct W_Screen *scrPtr, const char *display)
     W_WLClientToplevelRealizeFn = wl_client_toplevel_realize;
     W_WLClientToplevelResizeFn  = wl_client_toplevel_resize;
     W_WLClientToplevelDestroyFn = wl_client_toplevel_destroy;
-    /* Wire up scene-node enable/disable for client toplevels.
-     * When running as a client (e.g. WPrefs), the compositor-side
-     * function pointer is not available, so we use recycle/remap
-     * to destroy/recreate the wl_surface instead. */
-    extern void (*W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn)(unsigned long id, int enabled);
-    if (!W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn) {
-        extern void wl_client_toplevel_recycle(WNativeWindow);
-        extern void wl_client_toplevel_remap(WNativeWindow);
-        W_ViewSceneNodeSetEnabledFn =
-            wl_client_scene_node_set_enabled;
-    }
     {
         extern void (*W_ViewCommitBackingFn)(unsigned long id);
         extern void (*W_ViewDestroyBackingFn)(unsigned long id);