diff --git a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
index 798c1cf357..9e7ebeadf4 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
+++ b/autotests/integration/kwin_wayland_test.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define KWIN_WAYLAND_TEST_H
 
 #include "abstract_client.h"
+#include "inputdevice.h"
 #include "main.h"
 
 // Qt
@@ -460,6 +461,45 @@ enum class AdditionalWaylandInterface {
     OutputDeviceV2 = 1 << 14,
 };
 Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(AdditionalWaylandInterfaces, AdditionalWaylandInterface)
+
+class VirtualInputDevice : public InputDevice
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit VirtualInputDevice(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    void setPointer(bool set);
+    void setKeyboard(bool set);
+    void setTouch(bool set);
+    void setName(const QString &name);
+
+    QString sysName() const override;
+    QString name() const override;
+
+    bool isEnabled() const override;
+    void setEnabled(bool enabled) override;
+
+    LEDs leds() const override;
+    void setLeds(LEDs leds) override;
+
+    bool isKeyboard() const override;
+    bool isAlphaNumericKeyboard() const override;
+    bool isPointer() const override;
+    bool isTouchpad() const override;
+    bool isTouch() const override;
+    bool isTabletTool() const override;
+    bool isTabletPad() const override;
+    bool isTabletModeSwitch() const override;
+    bool isLidSwitch() const override;
+
+private:
+    QString m_name;
+    bool m_pointer = false;
+    bool m_keyboard = false;
+    bool m_touch = false;
+};
+
 /**
  * Creates a Wayland Connection in a dedicated thread and creates various
  * client side objects which can be used to create windows.
diff --git a/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp b/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
index 9b6978a446..5ac4527bcb 100644
--- a/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
+++ b/autotests/integration/test_helpers.cpp
@@ -1272,5 +1272,104 @@ uint32_t WaylandOutputDeviceV2::rgbRange() const
     return m_rgbRange;
 }
 
+VirtualInputDevice::VirtualInputDevice(QObject *parent)
+    : InputDevice(parent)
+{
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setPointer(bool set)
+{
+    m_pointer = set;
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setKeyboard(bool set)
+{
+    m_keyboard = set;
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setTouch(bool set)
+{
+    m_touch = set;
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setName(const QString &name)
+{
+    m_name = name;
+}
+
+QString VirtualInputDevice::sysName() const
+{
+    return QString();
+}
+
+QString VirtualInputDevice::name() const
+{
+    return m_name;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isEnabled() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setEnabled(bool enabled)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(enabled)
+}
+
+LEDs VirtualInputDevice::leds() const
+{
+    return LEDs();
+}
+
+void VirtualInputDevice::setLeds(LEDs leds)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(leds)
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isKeyboard() const
+{
+    return m_keyboard;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isAlphaNumericKeyboard() const
+{
+    return m_keyboard;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isPointer() const
+{
+    return m_pointer;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isTouchpad() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isTouch() const
+{
+    return m_touch;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletTool() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletPad() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletModeSwitch() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
+
+bool VirtualInputDevice::isLidSwitch() const
+{
+    return false;
+}
 }
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
index d6110247f5..8b76000c4e 100644
--- a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.cpp
@@ -22,135 +22,10 @@
 namespace KWin
 {
 
-VirtualInputDevice::VirtualInputDevice(QObject *parent)
-    : InputDevice(parent)
-{
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setPointer(bool set)
-{
-    m_pointer = set;
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setKeyboard(bool set)
-{
-    m_keyboard = set;
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setTouch(bool set)
-{
-    m_touch = set;
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setName(const QString &name)
-{
-    m_name = name;
-}
-
-QString VirtualInputDevice::sysName() const
-{
-    return QString();
-}
-
-QString VirtualInputDevice::name() const
-{
-    return m_name;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isEnabled() const
-{
-    return true;
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setEnabled(bool enabled)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(enabled)
-}
-
-LEDs VirtualInputDevice::leds() const
-{
-    return LEDs();
-}
-
-void VirtualInputDevice::setLeds(LEDs leds)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(leds)
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isKeyboard() const
-{
-    return m_keyboard;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isAlphaNumericKeyboard() const
-{
-    return m_keyboard;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isPointer() const
-{
-    return m_pointer;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isTouchpad() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isTouch() const
-{
-    return m_touch;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletTool() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletPad() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isTabletModeSwitch() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-bool VirtualInputDevice::isLidSwitch() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
-VirtualInputBackend::VirtualInputBackend(VirtualBackend *backend, QObject *parent)
-    : InputBackend(parent)
-    , m_backend(backend)
-{
-}
-
-void VirtualInputBackend::initialize()
-{
-    Q_EMIT deviceAdded(m_backend->virtualPointer());
-    Q_EMIT deviceAdded(m_backend->virtualKeyboard());
-    Q_EMIT deviceAdded(m_backend->virtualTouch());
-}
-
 VirtualBackend::VirtualBackend(QObject *parent)
     : Platform(parent)
     , m_session(Session::create(Session::Type::Noop, this))
 {
-    m_virtualKeyboard.reset(new VirtualInputDevice());
-    m_virtualKeyboard->setName(QStringLiteral("Virtual Keyboard 1"));
-    m_virtualKeyboard->setKeyboard(true);
-
-    m_virtualPointer.reset(new VirtualInputDevice());
-    m_virtualPointer->setName(QStringLiteral("Virtual Pointer 1"));
-    m_virtualPointer->setPointer(true);
-
-    m_virtualTouch.reset(new VirtualInputDevice());
-    m_virtualTouch->setName(QStringLiteral("Virtual Touch 1"));
-    m_virtualTouch->setTouch(true);
-
     if (qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("KWIN_WAYLAND_VIRTUAL_SCREENSHOTS")) {
         m_screenshotDir.reset(new QTemporaryDir);
         if (!m_screenshotDir->isValid()) {
@@ -200,21 +75,6 @@ bool VirtualBackend::initialize()
     return true;
 }
 
-VirtualInputDevice *VirtualBackend::virtualPointer() const
-{
-    return m_virtualPointer.data();
-}
-
-VirtualInputDevice *VirtualBackend::virtualKeyboard() const
-{
-    return m_virtualKeyboard.data();
-}
-
-VirtualInputDevice *VirtualBackend::virtualTouch() const
-{
-    return m_virtualTouch.data();
-}
-
 QString VirtualBackend::screenshotDirPath() const
 {
     if (m_screenshotDir.isNull()) {
@@ -223,11 +83,6 @@ QString VirtualBackend::screenshotDirPath() const
     return m_screenshotDir->path();
 }
 
-InputBackend *VirtualBackend::createInputBackend()
-{
-    return new VirtualInputBackend(this);
-}
-
 QPainterBackend *VirtualBackend::createQPainterBackend()
 {
     return new VirtualQPainterBackend(this);
diff --git a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.h b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.h
index 1875f82b76..3445c4633a 100644
--- a/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/virtual/virtual_backend.h
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef KWIN_VIRTUAL_BACKEND_H
 #define KWIN_VIRTUAL_BACKEND_H
 
-#include "inputbackend.h"
-#include "inputdevice.h"
 #include "platform.h"
 
 #include <kwin_export.h>
@@ -25,57 +23,6 @@ namespace KWin
 class VirtualBackend;
 class VirtualOutput;
 
-class VirtualInputDevice : public InputDevice
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    explicit VirtualInputDevice(QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
-    void setPointer(bool set);
-    void setKeyboard(bool set);
-    void setTouch(bool set);
-    void setName(const QString &name);
-
-    QString sysName() const override;
-    QString name() const override;
-
-    bool isEnabled() const override;
-    void setEnabled(bool enabled) override;
-
-    LEDs leds() const override;
-    void setLeds(LEDs leds) override;
-
-    bool isKeyboard() const override;
-    bool isAlphaNumericKeyboard() const override;
-    bool isPointer() const override;
-    bool isTouchpad() const override;
-    bool isTouch() const override;
-    bool isTabletTool() const override;
-    bool isTabletPad() const override;
-    bool isTabletModeSwitch() const override;
-    bool isLidSwitch() const override;
-
-private:
-    QString m_name;
-    bool m_pointer = false;
-    bool m_keyboard = false;
-    bool m_touch = false;
-};
-
-class VirtualInputBackend : public InputBackend
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-
-public:
-    explicit VirtualInputBackend(VirtualBackend *backend, QObject *parent = nullptr);
-
-    void initialize() override;
-
-private:
-    VirtualBackend *m_backend;
-};
-
 class KWIN_EXPORT VirtualBackend : public Platform
 {
     Q_OBJECT
@@ -94,11 +41,6 @@ public:
     }
     QString screenshotDirPath() const;
 
-    VirtualInputDevice *virtualPointer() const;
-    VirtualInputDevice *virtualKeyboard() const;
-    VirtualInputDevice *virtualTouch() const;
-
-    InputBackend *createInputBackend() override;
     QPainterBackend* createQPainterBackend() override;
     OpenGLBackend *createOpenGLBackend() override;
 
@@ -126,10 +68,6 @@ private:
     QVector<VirtualOutput*> m_outputsEnabled;
     QScopedPointer<QTemporaryDir> m_screenshotDir;
     Session *m_session;
-
-    QScopedPointer<VirtualInputDevice> m_virtualPointer;
-    QScopedPointer<VirtualInputDevice> m_virtualKeyboard;
-    QScopedPointer<VirtualInputDevice> m_virtualTouch;
 };
 
 }