diff --git a/src/layershellv1window.cpp b/src/layershellv1window.cpp
index c367375967..1954a2194e 100644
--- a/src/layershellv1window.cpp
+++ b/src/layershellv1window.cpp
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ void LayerShellV1Window::closeWindow()
 
 Layer LayerShellV1Window::belongsToLayer() const
 {
-    if (!isNormalWindow()) {
-        return WaylandWindow::belongsToLayer();
-    }
     switch (m_shellSurface->layer()) {
     case LayerSurfaceV1Interface::BackgroundLayer:
         return DesktopLayer;