diff --git a/src/abstract_client.cpp b/src/abstract_client.cpp
index 5ae514b390..d0e011db9b 100644
--- a/src/abstract_client.cpp
+++ b/src/abstract_client.cpp
@@ -1431,7 +1431,6 @@ void AbstractClient::performInteractiveMoveResize()
     } else if (isInteractiveResize() && !haveResizeEffect()) {
         resize(moveResizeGeom.size());
     }
-    doPerformInteractiveMoveResize();
     positionGeometryTip();
     emit clientStepUserMovedResized(this, moveResizeGeom);
 }
@@ -2139,10 +2138,6 @@ void AbstractClient::positionGeometryTip()
 {
 }
 
-void AbstractClient::doPerformInteractiveMoveResize()
-{
-}
-
 bool AbstractClient::isWaitingForInteractiveMoveResizeSync() const
 {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/abstract_client.h b/src/abstract_client.h
index 5bb1647d68..2622b61b60 100644
--- a/src/abstract_client.h
+++ b/src/abstract_client.h
@@ -1159,13 +1159,6 @@ protected:
     virtual void leaveInteractiveMoveResize();
     virtual void positionGeometryTip();
     void performInteractiveMoveResize();
-    /**
-     * Called from performMoveResize() after actually performing the change of geometry.
-     * Implementing subclasses can perform windowing system specific handling here.
-     *
-     * Default implementation does nothing.
-     */
-    virtual void doPerformInteractiveMoveResize();
     /*
      * Checks if the mouse cursor is near the edge of the screen and if so
      * activates quick tiling or maximization
diff --git a/src/x11client.cpp b/src/x11client.cpp
index 05a903b9a4..9339c9ecbb 100644
--- a/src/x11client.cpp
+++ b/src/x11client.cpp
@@ -4514,7 +4514,7 @@ void X11Client::doInteractiveResizeSync()
 {
     if (!m_syncRequest.timeout) {
         m_syncRequest.timeout = new QTimer(this);
-        connect(m_syncRequest.timeout, &QTimer::timeout, this, &X11Client::performInteractiveMoveResize);
+        connect(m_syncRequest.timeout, &QTimer::timeout, this, &X11Client::handleSyncTimeout);
         m_syncRequest.timeout->setSingleShot(true);
     }
     if (m_syncRequest.counter != XCB_NONE) {
@@ -4536,11 +4536,12 @@ void X11Client::doInteractiveResizeSync()
     m_client.setGeometry(QRect(QPoint(0, 0), moveResizeClientGeometry.size()));
 }
 
-void X11Client::doPerformInteractiveMoveResize()
+void X11Client::handleSyncTimeout()
 {
     if (m_syncRequest.counter == XCB_NONE) { // client w/o XSYNC support. allow the next resize event
         m_syncRequest.isPending = false;     // NEVER do this for clients with a valid counter
     }                                        // (leads to sync request races in some clients)
+    performInteractiveMoveResize();
 }
 
 NETExtendedStrut X11Client::strut() const
diff --git a/src/x11client.h b/src/x11client.h
index 749ad9d315..68e17005d4 100644
--- a/src/x11client.h
+++ b/src/x11client.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ public:
     }
     virtual bool wantsSyncCounter() const;
     void handleSync();
+    void handleSyncTimeout();
 
     static void cleanupX11();
 
@@ -319,7 +320,6 @@ protected:
     void doSetDemandsAttention() override;
     bool belongsToDesktop() const override;
     bool doStartInteractiveMoveResize() override;
-    void doPerformInteractiveMoveResize() override;
     bool isWaitingForInteractiveMoveResizeSync() const override;
     void doInteractiveResizeSync() override;
     QSize resizeIncrements() const override;