diff --git a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
index 0f8bb7ef..5388dbff 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-drm/drm.c
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ drm_output_render(struct drm_output_state *state, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 
 	scanout_state->zpos = scanout_plane->zpos_min;
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&c->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &c->primary_plane.damage, damage);
-
 	/* Don't bother calculating plane damage if the plane doesn't support it */
 	if (damage_info->prop_id == 0)
 		return;
diff --git a/libweston/backend-headless/headless.c b/libweston/backend-headless/headless.c
index 9ddfa402..20644cc8 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-headless/headless.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-headless/headless.c
@@ -167,9 +167,6 @@ headless_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output_base,
 	ec->renderer->repaint_output(&output->base, damage,
 				     output->renderbuffer);
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
-
 	wl_event_source_timer_update(output->finish_frame_timer, 16);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
index 93ac835c..b5e95c42 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-pipewire/pipewire.c
@@ -789,8 +789,6 @@ pipewire_output_repaint(struct weston_output *base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 
 	pipewire_submit_buffer(output, buffer);
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
 out:
 
 	pipewire_output_arm_timer(output);
diff --git a/libweston/backend-rdp/rdp.c b/libweston/backend-rdp/rdp.c
index 92ac7100..c6715f4d 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-rdp/rdp.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-rdp/rdp.c
@@ -317,9 +317,6 @@ rdp_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output_base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 		pixman_region32_fini(&transformed_damage);
 	}
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
-
 	wl_event_source_timer_update(output->finish_frame_timer, next_frame_delta);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
index fc1c1275..97583877 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
@@ -957,8 +957,6 @@ vnc_output_repaint(struct weston_output *base, pixman_region32_t *damage)
 
 	if (pixman_region32_not_empty(damage)) {
 		vnc_update_buffer(output->display, damage);
-		pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-					 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
 	}
 
 	/*
diff --git a/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c b/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
index 84287283..2fa11972 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-wayland/wayland.c
@@ -515,8 +515,6 @@ wayland_output_repaint_gl(struct weston_output *output_base,
 
 	ec->renderer->repaint_output(&output->base, damage, NULL);
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
 	return 0;
 }
 #endif
@@ -638,8 +636,6 @@ wayland_output_repaint_pixman(struct weston_output *output_base,
 
 	sb->frame_damaged = 0;
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&b->compositor->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &b->compositor->primary_plane.damage, damage);
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c b/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
index 1266b984..d9df40f7 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-x11/x11.c
@@ -441,9 +441,6 @@ x11_output_repaint_gl(struct weston_output *output_base,
 
 	ec->renderer->repaint_output(output_base, damage, NULL);
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
-
 	wl_event_source_timer_update(output->finish_frame_timer, 10);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -522,8 +519,6 @@ x11_output_repaint_shm(struct weston_output *output_base,
 
 	ec->renderer->repaint_output(output_base, damage, output->renderbuffer);
 
-	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
-				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, damage);
 	set_clip_for_output(output_base, damage);
 	cookie = xcb_shm_put_image_checked(b->conn, output->window, output->gc,
 					pixman_image_get_width(image),
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 69dcea1f..7a63bdbf 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -3263,6 +3263,9 @@ weston_output_repaint(struct weston_output *output)
 
 	r = output->repaint(output, &output_damage);
 
+	pixman_region32_subtract(&ec->primary_plane.damage,
+				 &ec->primary_plane.damage, &output_damage);
+
 	pixman_region32_fini(&output_damage);
 
 	output->repaint_needed = false;