diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index a97915ec..ebea340e 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -960,47 +960,6 @@ static bool drm_connector_move_cursor(struct wlr_output *output,
 	return ok;
 }
 
-static bool drm_connector_schedule_frame(struct wlr_output *output) {
-	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = get_drm_connector_from_output(output);
-	struct wlr_drm_backend *drm = get_drm_backend_from_backend(output->backend);
-	if (!drm->session->active) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	// We need to figure out where we are in the vblank cycle
-	// TODO: try using drmWaitVBlank and fallback to pageflipping
-
-	struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc = conn->crtc;
-	if (!crtc) {
-		return false;
-	}
-	struct wlr_drm_plane *plane = crtc->primary;
-	struct gbm_bo *bo = plane->surf.back;
-	if (!bo) {
-		// We haven't swapped buffers yet -- can't do a pageflip
-		wlr_output_send_frame(output);
-		return true;
-	}
-	if (drm->parent) {
-		bo = copy_drm_surface_mgpu(&plane->mgpu_surf, bo);
-	}
-
-	if (conn->pageflip_pending) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Skipping pageflip on output '%s'",
-			conn->output.name);
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	uint32_t fb_id = get_fb_for_bo(bo, plane->drm_format, drm->addfb2_modifiers);
-	if (!drm->iface->crtc_pageflip(drm, conn, crtc, fb_id, NULL)) {
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	conn->pageflip_pending = true;
-	wlr_output_update_enabled(output, true);
-	return true;
-}
-
 static uint32_t strip_alpha_channel(uint32_t format) {
 	switch (format) {
 	case DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
@@ -1070,7 +1029,6 @@ static const struct wlr_output_impl output_impl = {
 	.set_gamma = set_drm_connector_gamma,
 	.get_gamma_size = drm_connector_get_gamma_size,
 	.export_dmabuf = drm_connector_export_dmabuf,
-	.schedule_frame = drm_connector_schedule_frame,
 	.attach_buffer = drm_connector_attach_buffer,
 };
 
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index 7a3a08d0..2c80c77f 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -415,20 +415,6 @@ static bool output_move_cursor(struct wlr_output *_output, int x, int y) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool output_schedule_frame(struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
-	struct wlr_wl_output *output = get_wl_output_from_output(wlr_output);
-
-	if (output->frame_callback != NULL) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Skipping frame scheduling");
-		return true;
-	}
-
-	output->frame_callback = wl_surface_frame(output->surface);
-	wl_callback_add_listener(output->frame_callback, &frame_listener, output);
-	wl_surface_commit(output->surface);
-	return true;
-}
-
 static const struct wlr_output_impl output_impl = {
 	.destroy = output_destroy,
 	.attach_render = output_attach_render,
@@ -436,7 +422,6 @@ static const struct wlr_output_impl output_impl = {
 	.commit = output_commit,
 	.set_cursor = output_set_cursor,
 	.move_cursor = output_move_cursor,
-	.schedule_frame = output_schedule_frame,
 };
 
 bool wlr_output_is_wl(struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
diff --git a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
index 8d4a3fd8..12980ee5 100644
--- a/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
+++ b/include/wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ struct wlr_output_impl {
 	size_t (*get_gamma_size)(struct wlr_output *output);
 	bool (*export_dmabuf)(struct wlr_output *output,
 		struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *attribs);
-	bool (*schedule_frame)(struct wlr_output *output);
 	bool (*attach_buffer)(struct wlr_output *output, struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
 };
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_output.c b/types/wlr_output.c
index 611309db..51b1fcae 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output.c
@@ -599,11 +599,8 @@ void wlr_output_send_frame(struct wlr_output *output) {
 static void schedule_frame_handle_idle_timer(void *data) {
 	struct wlr_output *output = data;
 	output->idle_frame = NULL;
-	if (!output->frame_pending && output->impl->schedule_frame) {
-		// Ask the backend to send a frame event when appropriate
-		if (output->impl->schedule_frame(output)) {
-			output->frame_pending = true;
-		}
+	if (!output->frame_pending) {
+		wlr_output_send_frame(output);
 	}
 }