diff --git a/src/wayland/surface_interface.cpp b/src/wayland/surface_interface.cpp
index 755bc0fc0b..3d1fcc6e23 100644
--- a/src/wayland/surface_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/wayland/surface_interface.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,11 @@ void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::surface_set_input_region(Resource *resource, struc
 void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::surface_commit(Resource *resource)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(resource)
-    commit();
+    if (subSurface) {
+        commitSubSurface();
+    } else {
+        applyState(&pending);
+    }
 }
 
 void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::surface_set_buffer_transform(Resource *resource, int32_t transform)
@@ -667,15 +671,6 @@ void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::applyState(SurfaceState *next)
     Q_EMIT q->committed();
 }
 
-void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::commit()
-{
-    if (subSurface) {
-        commitSubSurface();
-    } else {
-        applyState(&pending);
-    }
-}
-
 void SurfaceInterfacePrivate::commitSubSurface()
 {
     if (subSurface->isSynchronized()) {
diff --git a/src/wayland/surface_interface_p.h b/src/wayland/surface_interface_p.h
index 97724b27df..d038dc4926 100644
--- a/src/wayland/surface_interface_p.h
+++ b/src/wayland/surface_interface_p.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public:
     void commitToCache();
     void commitFromCache();
 
-    void commit();
     void commitSubSurface();
     QMatrix4x4 buildSurfaceToBufferMatrix(const SurfaceState *state);
     void applyState(SurfaceState *next);