diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
index 4cdb0a54..39d28263 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_output_damage.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ struct wlr_output_damage {
 
 	struct wl_listener output_destroy;
 	struct wl_listener output_mode;
-	struct wl_listener output_transform;
-	struct wl_listener output_scale;
 	struct wl_listener output_needs_frame;
 	struct wl_listener output_damage;
 	struct wl_listener output_frame;
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_damage.c b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
index 35949412..2bfc193e 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_damage.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_damage.c
@@ -19,18 +19,6 @@ static void output_handle_mode(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wlr_output_damage_add_whole(output_damage);
 }
 
-static void output_handle_transform(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage =
-		wl_container_of(listener, output_damage, output_transform);
-	wlr_output_damage_add_whole(output_damage);
-}
-
-static void output_handle_scale(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage =
-		wl_container_of(listener, output_damage, output_scale);
-	wlr_output_damage_add_whole(output_damage);
-}
-
 static void output_handle_needs_frame(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		void *data) {
 	struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage =
@@ -61,6 +49,10 @@ static void output_handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		wl_container_of(listener, output_damage, output_commit);
 	struct wlr_output_event_commit *event = data;
 
+	if (event->committed & (WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_SCALE | WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_TRANSFORM)) {
+		wlr_output_damage_add_whole(output_damage);
+	}
+
 	if (!(event->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_BUFFER)) {
 		return;
 	}
@@ -108,10 +100,6 @@ struct wlr_output_damage *wlr_output_damage_create(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	output_damage->output_destroy.notify = output_handle_destroy;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.mode, &output_damage->output_mode);
 	output_damage->output_mode.notify = output_handle_mode;
-	wl_signal_add(&output->events.transform, &output_damage->output_transform);
-	output_damage->output_transform.notify = output_handle_transform;
-	wl_signal_add(&output->events.scale, &output_damage->output_scale);
-	output_damage->output_scale.notify = output_handle_scale;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.needs_frame, &output_damage->output_needs_frame);
 	output_damage->output_needs_frame.notify = output_handle_needs_frame;
 	wl_signal_add(&output->events.damage, &output_damage->output_damage);
@@ -131,8 +119,6 @@ void wlr_output_damage_destroy(struct wlr_output_damage *output_damage) {
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&output_damage->events.destroy, output_damage);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_mode.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_transform.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_scale.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_needs_frame.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_damage.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&output_damage->output_frame.link);