diff --git a/xwayland/xwm.c b/xwayland/xwm.c
index 49c2f908..516a061d 100644
--- a/xwayland/xwm.c
+++ b/xwayland/xwm.c
@@ -320,7 +320,6 @@ static void xwm_set_focus_window(struct wlr_xwm *xwm,
 		xwm->last_focus_seq = cookie.sequence;
 	}
 
-	wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(xsurface, NULL, XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
 	xsurface_set_net_wm_state(xsurface);
 }