diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index 0d77419760..ad6d21691b 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QQuickItem>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
@@ -1763,7 +1764,48 @@ void EffectsHandlerImpl::renderOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w) const
     if (!w->isVisible()) {
         return;
     }
-    scene()->paintOffscreenQuickView(w);
+    if (compositingType() == OpenGLCompositing) {
+        GLTexture *t = w->bufferAsTexture();
+        if (!t) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        ShaderTraits traits = ShaderTrait::MapTexture;
+        const qreal a = w->opacity();
+        if (a != 1.0) {
+            traits |= ShaderTrait::Modulate;
+        }
+
+        GLShader *shader = ShaderManager::instance()->pushShader(traits);
+        const QRectF rect = scaledRect(w->geometry(), m_scene->renderer()->renderTargetScale());
+
+        QMatrix4x4 mvp(m_scene->renderer()->renderTargetProjectionMatrix());
+        mvp.translate(rect.x(), rect.y());
+        shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModelViewProjectionMatrix, mvp);
+
+        if (a != 1.0) {
+            shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModulationConstant, QVector4D(a, a, a, a));
+        }
+
+        glEnable(GL_BLEND);
+        glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+        t->bind();
+        t->render(w->geometry(), m_scene->renderer()->renderTargetScale());
+        t->unbind();
+        glDisable(GL_BLEND);
+
+        ShaderManager::instance()->popShader();
+    } else if (compositingType() == QPainterCompositing) {
+        QPainter *painter = effects->scenePainter();
+        const QImage buffer = w->bufferAsImage();
+        if (buffer.isNull()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        painter->save();
+        painter->setOpacity(w->opacity());
+        painter->drawImage(w->geometry(), buffer);
+        painter->restore();
+    }
 }
 
 SessionState EffectsHandlerImpl::sessionState() const
diff --git a/src/scene/scene.h b/src/scene/scene.h
index 18a91c5e77..618a5cb43c 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene.h
+++ b/src/scene/scene.h
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ protected:
     // called after all effects had their drawWindow() called
     void finalDrawWindow(EffectWindowImpl *w, int mask, const QRegion &region, WindowPaintData &data);
 
-    virtual void paintOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w) = 0;
-
     // saved data for 2nd pass of optimized screen painting
     struct Phase2Data
     {
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp b/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp
index 9c9f65bc6d..9daa0db64a 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include "scene_opengl.h"
 
 #include <kwinglplatform.h>
-#include <kwinoffscreenquickview.h>
 
 #include "composite.h"
 #include "core/output.h"
@@ -56,40 +55,6 @@ SceneOpenGL::~SceneOpenGL()
     makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
 }
 
-void SceneOpenGL::paintOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w)
-{
-    GLTexture *t = w->bufferAsTexture();
-    if (!t) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    ShaderTraits traits = ShaderTrait::MapTexture;
-    const qreal a = w->opacity();
-    if (a != 1.0) {
-        traits |= ShaderTrait::Modulate;
-    }
-
-    GLShader *shader = ShaderManager::instance()->pushShader(traits);
-    const QRectF rect = scaledRect(w->geometry(), renderer()->renderTargetScale());
-
-    QMatrix4x4 mvp(renderer()->renderTargetProjectionMatrix());
-    mvp.translate(rect.x(), rect.y());
-    shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModelViewProjectionMatrix, mvp);
-
-    if (a != 1.0) {
-        shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModulationConstant, QVector4D(a, a, a, a));
-    }
-
-    glEnable(GL_BLEND);
-    glBlendFunc(GL_ONE, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
-    t->bind();
-    t->render(w->geometry(), renderer()->renderTargetScale());
-    t->unbind();
-    glDisable(GL_BLEND);
-
-    ShaderManager::instance()->popShader();
-}
-
 bool SceneOpenGL::makeOpenGLContextCurrent()
 {
     return m_backend->makeCurrent();
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_opengl.h b/src/scene/scene_opengl.h
index 318c565b44..c6111c61f6 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/src/scene/scene_opengl.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public:
     QVector<QByteArray> openGLPlatformInterfaceExtensions() const override;
     std::shared_ptr<GLTexture> textureForOutput(Output *output) const override;
 
-protected:
-    void paintOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w) override;
-
 private:
     OpenGLBackend *m_backend;
     GLuint vao = 0;
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp b/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
index b7384bcdba..c7b5473c62 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
+++ b/src/scene/scene_qpainter.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "scene/surfaceitem.h"
 #include "window.h"
 
-#include <kwinoffscreenquickview.h>
 // Qt
 #include <KDecoration2/Decoration>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -38,19 +37,6 @@ SceneQPainter::~SceneQPainter()
 {
 }
 
-void SceneQPainter::paintOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w)
-{
-    QPainter *painter = effects->scenePainter();
-    const QImage buffer = w->bufferAsImage();
-    if (buffer.isNull()) {
-        return;
-    }
-    painter->save();
-    painter->setOpacity(w->opacity());
-    painter->drawImage(w->geometry(), buffer);
-    painter->restore();
-}
-
 Shadow *SceneQPainter::createShadow(Window *window)
 {
     return new SceneQPainterShadow(window);
diff --git a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h b/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h
index e5723c42b2..f7ab1fc0f0 100644
--- a/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h
+++ b/src/scene/scene_qpainter.h
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ public:
         return m_backend;
     }
 
-protected:
-    void paintOffscreenQuickView(OffscreenQuickView *w) override;
-
 private:
     QPainterBackend *m_backend;
 };