diff --git a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.cpp b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.cpp
index c8cf708f55..0417fa9c90 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 #include "x11_windowed_backend.h"
-#include "../common/kwinxrenderutils.h"
 
 #include "config-kwin.h"
 
@@ -243,8 +242,8 @@ bool X11WindowedBackend::initialize()
 
     initXInput();
     initDri3();
+    initRender();
 
-    XRenderUtils::init(m_connection, m_screen->root);
     createOutputs();
 
     m_pointerDevice = std::make_unique<X11WindowedInputDevice>();
@@ -339,6 +338,22 @@ void X11WindowedBackend::initDri3()
     }
 }
 
+void X11WindowedBackend::initRender()
+{
+    xcb_render_query_pict_formats_cookie_t cookie = xcb_render_query_pict_formats(m_connection);
+    xcb_render_query_pict_formats_reply_t *reply = xcb_render_query_pict_formats_reply(m_connection, cookie, nullptr);
+    if (reply) {
+        for (xcb_render_pictforminfo_iterator_t it = xcb_render_query_pict_formats_formats_iterator(reply); it.rem; xcb_render_pictforminfo_next(&it)) {
+            xcb_render_pictforminfo_t *info = it.data;
+            if (info->depth == 32) {
+                m_pictureFormats.insert(info->depth, info->id);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        free(reply);
+    }
+}
+
 X11WindowedOutput *X11WindowedBackend::findOutput(xcb_window_t window) const
 {
     const auto it = std::ranges::find_if(m_outputs, [window](X11WindowedOutput *output) {
@@ -744,6 +759,11 @@ bool X11WindowedBackend::hasXInput() const
     return m_hasXInput;
 }
 
+xcb_render_pictformat_t X11WindowedBackend::pictureFormatForDepth(int depth) const
+{
+    return m_pictureFormats.value(depth);
+}
+
 QHash<uint32_t, QList<uint64_t>> X11WindowedBackend::driFormats() const
 {
     return m_driFormats;
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.h b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.h
index 5e81e73390..10f84908f1 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.h
+++ b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_backend.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QSize>
 
+#include <xcb/render.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
 
 struct _XDisplay;
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ public:
 
     bool hasXInput() const;
 
+    xcb_render_pictformat_t pictureFormatForDepth(int depth) const;
+
     QHash<uint32_t, QList<uint64_t>> driFormats() const;
     uint32_t driFormatForDepth(int depth) const;
     int driMajorVersion() const;
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ private:
     void updateSize(xcb_configure_notify_event_t *event);
     void initXInput();
     void initDri3();
+    void initRender();
     X11WindowedOutput *findOutput(xcb_window_t window) const;
     void destroyOutputs();
 
@@ -178,6 +182,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<EglDisplay> m_eglDisplay;
 
     QList<X11WindowedOutput *> m_outputs;
+    QHash<int, xcb_render_pictformat_t> m_pictureFormats;
 };
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_output.cpp b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_output.cpp
index f116aeafbd..11c1b1ecab 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_output.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/x11/windowed/x11_windowed_output.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include "x11_windowed_output.h"
 #include "config-kwin.h"
 
-#include "../common/kwinxrenderutils.h"
 #include "x11_windowed_backend.h"
 #include "x11_windowed_logging.h"
 
@@ -113,8 +112,10 @@ void X11WindowedCursor::update(const QImage &image, const QPointF &hotspot)
 
         xcb_put_image(connection, XCB_IMAGE_FORMAT_Z_PIXMAP, pix, gc, img.width(), img.height(), 0, 0, 0, 32, img.sizeInBytes(), img.constBits());
 
-        XRenderPicture pic(pix, 32);
+        xcb_render_picture_t pic = xcb_generate_id(connection);
+        xcb_render_create_picture(connection, pic, pix, backend->pictureFormatForDepth(32), 0, nullptr);
         xcb_render_create_cursor(connection, cid, pic, qRound(hotspot.x() * outputScale), qRound(hotspot.y() * outputScale));
+        xcb_render_free_picture(connection, pic);
     }
 
     xcb_change_window_attributes(connection, m_output->window(), XCB_CW_CURSOR, &cid);