diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
index 5680b57c6b..03fc72cc02 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -525,7 +525,6 @@ void DrmBackend::enableOutput(DrmAbstractOutput *output, bool enable)
     }
     if (enable) {
         m_enabledOutputs << output;
-        Q_EMIT output->gpu()->outputEnabled(output);
         Q_EMIT outputEnabled(output);
         checkOutputsAreOn();
         if (m_placeHolderOutput) {
@@ -544,7 +543,6 @@ void DrmBackend::enableOutput(DrmAbstractOutput *output, bool enable)
             input()->prependInputEventFilter(m_placeholderFilter.get());
         }
         m_enabledOutputs.removeOne(output);
-        Q_EMIT output->gpu()->outputDisabled(output);
         Q_EMIT outputDisabled(output);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
index faf5898480..1d946efcd1 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ DrmVirtualOutput *DrmGpu::createVirtualOutput(const QString &name, const QSize &
     auto output = new DrmVirtualOutput(name, this, size, type);
     output->setScale(scale);
     m_outputs << output;
-    Q_EMIT outputEnabled(output);
     Q_EMIT outputAdded(output);
     return output;
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.h b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.h
index 3e100f9262..53ea0229d1 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.h
@@ -87,8 +87,6 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void outputAdded(DrmAbstractOutput *output);
     void outputRemoved(DrmAbstractOutput *output);
-    void outputEnabled(DrmAbstractOutput *output);
-    void outputDisabled(DrmAbstractOutput *output);
 
 private:
     void dispatchEvents();