diff --git a/src/effects.cpp b/src/effects.cpp
index 2ef07965ae..abdc85e6e8 100644
--- a/src/effects.cpp
+++ b/src/effects.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,9 @@ EffectsHandlerImpl::EffectsHandlerImpl(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene)
     connect(Screens::self(), &Screens::countChanged, this, &EffectsHandler::numberScreensChanged);
     connect(Screens::self(), &Screens::sizeChanged, this, &EffectsHandler::virtualScreenSizeChanged);
     connect(Screens::self(), &Screens::geometryChanged, this, &EffectsHandler::virtualScreenGeometryChanged);
+    connect(Screens::self(), &Screens::geometryChanged, this, [this]() {
+        Q_EMIT screenGeometryChanged(Screens::self()->size());
+    });
 #ifdef KWIN_BUILD_ACTIVITIES
     if (Activities *activities = Activities::self()) {
         connect(activities, &Activities::added,          this, &EffectsHandler::activityAdded);
@@ -781,11 +784,6 @@ bool EffectsHandlerImpl::hasKeyboardGrab() const
     return keyboard_grab_effect != nullptr;
 }
 
-void EffectsHandlerImpl::desktopResized(const QSize &size)
-{
-    Q_EMIT screenGeometryChanged(size);
-}
-
 void EffectsHandlerImpl::registerPropertyType(long atom, bool reg)
 {
     if (reg)
diff --git a/src/effects.h b/src/effects.h
index f2aefdb4a1..683da8a74b 100644
--- a/src/effects.h
+++ b/src/effects.h
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ public:
     void startPaint();
     void grabbedKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent* e);
     bool hasKeyboardGrab() const;
-    void desktopResized(const QSize &size);
 
     void reloadEffect(Effect *effect) override;
     QStringList loadedEffects() const;
diff --git a/src/workspace.cpp b/src/workspace.cpp
index 18c7c5bbad..906fb5d4a7 100644
--- a/src/workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/workspace.cpp
@@ -2069,10 +2069,6 @@ void Workspace::desktopResized()
 
     // TODO: emit a signal instead and remove the deep function calls into edges and effects
     ScreenEdges::self()->recreateEdges();
-
-    if (effects) {
-        static_cast<EffectsHandlerImpl*>(effects)->desktopResized(geom.size());
-    }
 }
 
 void Workspace::saveOldScreenSizes()