diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
index 12aa72a002..6ca278fdca 100644
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -239,13 +239,6 @@ void BlurEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData &data, int time)
     m_paintedArea = QRegion();
     m_currentBlur = QRegion();
 
-#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
-    // HACK: with GLES the screen does not get updated correctly.
-    // as a workaround we trigger full repaints on GLES
-    // we need to find a proper solution or default to blur off on GLES.
-    data.mask |= PAINT_SCREEN_TRANSFORMED;
-#endif
-
     effects->prePaintScreen(data, time);
 }