diff --git a/desktop-shell/shell.c b/desktop-shell/shell.c
index 8aacdd17..2df4d6a8 100644
--- a/desktop-shell/shell.c
+++ b/desktop-shell/shell.c
@@ -1839,7 +1839,6 @@ set_minimized(struct weston_surface *surface)
 	struct shell_surface *shsurf;
 	struct workspace *current_ws;
 	struct weston_view *view;
-	struct weston_subsurface *subsurface;
 
 	view = get_default_view(surface);
 	if (!view)
@@ -1857,12 +1856,6 @@ set_minimized(struct weston_surface *surface)
 	surface_keyboard_focus_lost(surface);
 
 	shell_surface_update_child_surface_layers(shsurf);
-
-	weston_view_damage_below(shsurf->view);
-	wl_list_for_each(subsurface, &surface->subsurface_list, parent_link) {
-		wl_list_for_each(view, &subsurface->surface->views, surface_link)
-			weston_view_damage_below(view);
-	}
 }