diff --git a/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.cpp b/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.cpp
index 33f7a69e37..7889d4465e 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.cpp
+++ b/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.cpp
@@ -256,20 +256,8 @@ void XwaylandLauncher::maybeDestroyReadyNotifier()
 
 void XwaylandLauncher::handleXwaylandFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
 {
-    qCDebug(KWIN_XWL) << "Xwayland process has quit with exit code" << exitCode;
+    qCDebug(KWIN_XWL) << "Xwayland process has quit with exit status:" << exitStatus << "exit code:" << exitCode;
 
-    switch (exitStatus) {
-    case QProcess::NormalExit:
-        stop();
-        break;
-    case QProcess::CrashExit:
-        handleXwaylandCrashed();
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-void XwaylandLauncher::handleXwaylandCrashed()
-{
 #if KWIN_BUILD_NOTIFICATIONS
     KNotification::event(QStringLiteral("xwaylandcrash"), i18n("Xwayland has crashed"));
 #endif
diff --git a/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.h b/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.h
index e7c99668f4..79c227b3df 100644
--- a/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.h
+++ b/src/xwayland/xwaylandlauncher.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
 private Q_SLOTS:
     void resetCrashCount();
     void handleXwaylandFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus);
-    void handleXwaylandCrashed();
     void handleXwaylandError(QProcess::ProcessError error);
 
 private: