diff --git a/src/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp b/src/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
index 676e80099f..8cd276de7a 100644
--- a/src/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ void ZoomEffect::prePaintScreen(ScreenPrePaintData &data, std::chrono::milliseco
 
 ZoomEffect::OffscreenData *ZoomEffect::ensureOffscreenData(EffectScreen *screen)
 {
-    const QRect rect = effects->renderTargetRect();
-    const qreal devicePixelRatio = effects->renderTargetScale();
+    const QRect rect = screen->geometry();
+    const qreal devicePixelRatio = screen->devicePixelRatio();
     const QSize nativeSize = rect.size() * devicePixelRatio;
 
     OffscreenData &data = m_offscreenData[effects->waylandDisplay() ? screen : nullptr];
@@ -266,30 +266,6 @@ ZoomEffect::OffscreenData *ZoomEffect::ensureOffscreenData(EffectScreen *screen)
         data.texture->setWrapMode(GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
         data.framebuffer = std::make_unique<GLFramebuffer>(data.texture.get());
     }
-    if (!data.vbo || data.viewport != rect) {
-        data.vbo.reset(new GLVertexBuffer(GLVertexBuffer::Static));
-        data.viewport = scaledRect(rect, devicePixelRatio).toRect();
-
-        QVector<float> verts;
-        QVector<float> texcoords;
-
-        // The v-coordinate is flipped because projection matrix is "flipped."
-        texcoords << 1.0 << 1.0;
-        verts << (rect.x() + rect.width()) * devicePixelRatio << rect.y() * devicePixelRatio;
-        texcoords << 0.0 << 1.0;
-        verts << rect.x() * devicePixelRatio << rect.y() * devicePixelRatio;
-        texcoords << 0.0 << 0.0;
-        verts << rect.x() * devicePixelRatio << (rect.y() + rect.height()) * devicePixelRatio;
-
-        texcoords << 1.0 << 0.0;
-        verts << (rect.x() + rect.width()) * devicePixelRatio << (rect.y() + rect.height()) * devicePixelRatio;
-        texcoords << 1.0 << 1.0;
-        verts << (rect.x() + rect.width()) * devicePixelRatio << rect.y() * devicePixelRatio;
-        texcoords << 0.0 << 0.0;
-        verts << rect.x() * devicePixelRatio << (rect.y() + rect.height()) * devicePixelRatio;
-
-        data.vbo->setData(6, 2, verts.constData(), texcoords.constData());
-    }
 
     return &data;
 }
@@ -370,16 +346,20 @@ void ZoomEffect::paintScreen(int mask, const QRegion &region, ScreenPaintData &d
     glClearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
     glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
 
-    QMatrix4x4 matrix;
-    matrix.translate(xTranslation * scale, yTranslation * scale);
-    matrix.scale(zoom, zoom);
-
     auto shader = ShaderManager::instance()->pushShader(ShaderTrait::MapTexture);
-    shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModelViewProjectionMatrix, data.projectionMatrix() * matrix);
-    for (auto &[screen, data] : m_offscreenData) {
-        data.texture->bind();
-        data.vbo->render(GL_TRIANGLES);
-        data.texture->unbind();
+    for (auto &[screen, offscreen] : m_offscreenData) {
+        const QRect geometry = screen->geometry();
+
+        QMatrix4x4 matrix;
+        matrix.translate(xTranslation * scale, yTranslation * scale);
+        matrix.scale(zoom, zoom);
+        matrix.translate(geometry.x() * scale, geometry.y() * scale);
+
+        shader->setUniform(GLShader::ModelViewProjectionMatrix, data.projectionMatrix() * matrix);
+
+        offscreen.texture->bind();
+        offscreen.texture->render(geometry.size(), scale);
+        offscreen.texture->unbind();
     }
     ShaderManager::instance()->popShader();
 
diff --git a/src/effects/zoom/zoom.h b/src/effects/zoom/zoom.h
index 0ded11df61..a1bd1107ec 100644
--- a/src/effects/zoom/zoom.h
+++ b/src/effects/zoom/zoom.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ private:
     {
         std::unique_ptr<GLTexture> texture;
         std::unique_ptr<GLFramebuffer> framebuffer;
-        std::unique_ptr<GLVertexBuffer> vbo;
         QRect viewport;
     };