diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 82ff4b9..d3862e5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 include config.mk
 
 # flags for compiling
-DWLCPPFLAGS = -I. -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\" $(XWAYLAND)
+DWLCPPFLAGS = -I. -DWLR_USE_UNSTABLE -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200809L -DVERSION=\"$(VERSION)\"
 DWLDEVCFLAGS = -g -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-unused-parameter -Wshadow -Wunused-macros\
 	-Werror=strict-prototypes -Werror=implicit -Werror=return-type -Werror=incompatible-pointer-types -Wfloat-conversion
 
diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 0753da8..6705795 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -9,19 +9,12 @@
 static inline int
 client_is_x11(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	return c->type == X11;
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline struct wlr_surface *
 client_surface(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return c->surface.xwayland->surface;
-#endif
 	return c->surface.xdg->surface;
 }
 
@@ -34,22 +27,11 @@ toplevel_from_wlr_surface(struct wlr_surface *s, Client **pc, LayerSurface **pl)
 	Client *c = NULL;
 	LayerSurface *l = NULL;
 	int type = -1;
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface;
-#endif
 
 	if (!s)
 		return -1;
 	root_surface = wlr_surface_get_root_surface(s);
 
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if ((xsurface = wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(root_surface))) {
-		c = xsurface->data;
-		type = c->type;
-		goto end;
-	}
-#endif
-
 	if ((layer_surface = wlr_layer_surface_v1_try_from_wlr_surface(root_surface))) {
 		l = layer_surface->data;
 		type = LayerShell;
@@ -93,13 +75,6 @@ static inline void
 client_activate_surface(struct wlr_surface *s, int activated)
 {
 	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *toplevel;
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface;
-	if ((xsurface = wlr_xwayland_surface_try_from_wlr_surface(s))) {
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(xsurface, activated);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	if ((toplevel = wlr_xdg_toplevel_try_from_wlr_surface(s)))
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(toplevel, activated);
 }
@@ -107,10 +82,6 @@ client_activate_surface(struct wlr_surface *s, int activated)
 static inline uint32_t
 client_set_bounds(Client *c, int32_t width, int32_t height)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return 0;
-#endif
 	if (wl_resource_get_version(c->surface.xdg->toplevel->resource) >=
 			XDG_TOPLEVEL_CONFIGURE_BOUNDS_SINCE_VERSION && width >= 0 && height >= 0
 			&& (c->bounds.width != width || c->bounds.height != height)) {
@@ -124,10 +95,6 @@ client_set_bounds(Client *c, int32_t width, int32_t height)
 static inline const char *
 client_get_appid(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return c->surface.xwayland->class;
-#endif
 	return c->surface.xdg->toplevel->app_id;
 }
 
@@ -142,11 +109,6 @@ client_get_clip(Client *c, struct wlr_box *clip)
 		.height = c->geom.height - c->bw,
 	};
 
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return;
-#endif
-
 	wlr_xdg_surface_get_geometry(c->surface.xdg, &xdg_geom);
 	clip->x = xdg_geom.x;
 	clip->y = xdg_geom.y;
@@ -155,15 +117,6 @@ client_get_clip(Client *c, struct wlr_box *clip)
 static inline void
 client_get_geometry(Client *c, struct wlr_box *geom)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		geom->x = c->surface.xwayland->x;
-		geom->y = c->surface.xwayland->y;
-		geom->width = c->surface.xwayland->width;
-		geom->height = c->surface.xwayland->height;
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	wlr_xdg_surface_get_geometry(c->surface.xdg, geom);
 }
 
@@ -171,10 +124,6 @@ static inline Client *
 client_get_parent(Client *c)
 {
 	Client *p = NULL;
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c) && c->surface.xwayland->parent)
-		toplevel_from_wlr_surface(c->surface.xwayland->parent->surface, &p, NULL);
-#endif
 	if (c->surface.xdg->toplevel->parent)
 		toplevel_from_wlr_surface(c->surface.xdg->toplevel->parent->base->surface, &p, NULL);
 	return p;
@@ -183,10 +132,6 @@ client_get_parent(Client *c)
 static inline const char *
 client_get_title(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return c->surface.xwayland->title;
-#endif
 	return c->surface.xdg->toplevel->title;
 }
 
@@ -196,27 +141,6 @@ client_is_float_type(Client *c)
 	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel *toplevel;
 	struct wlr_xdg_toplevel_state state;
 
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface = c->surface.xwayland;
-		xcb_size_hints_t *size_hints = surface->size_hints;
-		size_t i;
-		if (surface->modal)
-			return 1;
-
-		for (i = 0; i < surface->window_type_len; i++)
-			if (surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDialog]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeSplash]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeToolbar]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeUtility])
-				return 1;
-
-		return size_hints && size_hints->min_width > 0 && size_hints->min_height > 0
-			&& (size_hints->max_width == size_hints->min_width
-				|| size_hints->max_height == size_hints->min_height);
-	}
-#endif
-
 	toplevel = c->surface.xdg->toplevel;
 	state = toplevel->current;
 	return toplevel->parent || (state.min_width != 0 && state.min_height != 0
@@ -245,10 +169,6 @@ client_is_stopped(Client *c)
 {
 	int pid;
 	siginfo_t in = {0};
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return 0;
-#endif
 
 	wl_client_get_credentials(c->surface.xdg->client->client, &pid, NULL, NULL);
 	if (waitid(P_PID, pid, &in, WNOHANG|WCONTINUED|WSTOPPED|WNOWAIT) < 0) {
@@ -269,10 +189,6 @@ client_is_stopped(Client *c)
 static inline int
 client_is_unmanaged(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return c->surface.xwayland->override_redirect;
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -289,23 +205,12 @@ client_notify_enter(struct wlr_surface *s, struct wlr_keyboard *kb)
 static inline void
 client_restack_surface(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_restack(c->surface.xwayland, NULL,
-				XCB_STACK_MODE_ABOVE);
-#endif
 	return;
 }
 
 static inline void
 client_send_close(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_close(c->surface.xwayland);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	wlr_xdg_toplevel_send_close(c->surface.xdg->toplevel);
 }
 
@@ -320,25 +225,12 @@ client_set_border_color(Client *c, const float color[static 4])
 static inline void
 client_set_fullscreen(Client *c, int fullscreen)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_set_fullscreen(c->surface.xwayland, fullscreen);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, fullscreen);
 }
 
 static inline uint32_t
 client_set_size(Client *c, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_configure(c->surface.xwayland,
-				c->geom.x, c->geom.y, width, height);
-		return 0;
-	}
-#endif
 	if ((int32_t)width == c->surface.xdg->toplevel->current.width
 			&& (int32_t)height == c->surface.xdg->toplevel->current.height)
 		return 0;
@@ -348,10 +240,6 @@ client_set_size(Client *c, uint32_t width, uint32_t height)
 static inline void
 client_set_tiled(Client *c, uint32_t edges)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return;
-#endif
 	if (wl_resource_get_version(c->surface.xdg->toplevel->resource)
 			>= XDG_TOPLEVEL_STATE_TILED_RIGHT_SINCE_VERSION) {
 		wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_tiled(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, edges);
@@ -363,12 +251,6 @@ client_set_tiled(Client *c, uint32_t edges)
 static inline void
 client_set_suspended(Client *c, int suspended)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_set_withdrawn(c->surface.xwayland, suspended);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 
 	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_suspended(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, suspended);
 }
@@ -376,20 +258,11 @@ client_set_suspended(Client *c, int suspended)
 static inline int
 client_wants_focus(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	return client_is_unmanaged(c)
-		&& wlr_xwayland_or_surface_wants_focus(c->surface.xwayland)
-		&& wlr_xwayland_icccm_input_model(c->surface.xwayland) != WLR_ICCCM_INPUT_MODEL_NONE;
-#endif
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int
 client_wants_fullscreen(Client *c)
 {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return c->surface.xwayland->fullscreen;
-#endif
 	return c->surface.xdg->toplevel->requested.fullscreen;
 }
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index f6d744e..90b7cd5 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_xdg_shell.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-#include <wlr/xwayland.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb_icccm.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "util.h"
 
@@ -78,10 +73,6 @@
 enum { CurNormal, CurPressed, CurMove, CurResize }; /* cursor */
 enum { XDGShell, LayerShell, X11 }; /* client types */
 enum { LyrBg, LyrBottom, LyrTile, LyrFloat, LyrFS, LyrTop, LyrOverlay, LyrBlock, NUM_LAYERS }; /* scene layers */
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-enum { NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetWMWindowTypeSplash, NetWMWindowTypeToolbar,
-	NetWMWindowTypeUtility, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
-#endif
 
 typedef union {
 	int i;
@@ -124,13 +115,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	struct wl_listener destroy_decoration;
 	struct wlr_box prev; /* layout-relative, includes border */
 	struct wlr_box bounds;
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	struct wl_listener activate;
-	struct wl_listener associate;
-	struct wl_listener dissociate;
-	struct wl_listener configure;
-	struct wl_listener set_hints;
-#endif
 	unsigned int bw;
 	uint32_t tags;
 	int isfloating, isurgent, isfullscreen;
@@ -386,19 +370,6 @@ static struct wlr_box sgeom;
 static struct wl_list mons;
 static Monitor *selmon;
 
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-static void activatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void associatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void configurex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void createnotifyx11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void dissociatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static xcb_atom_t getatom(xcb_connection_t *xc, const char *name);
-static void sethints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static void xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland;
-static xcb_atom_t netatom[NetLast];
-#endif
-
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
 #include "config.h"
 
@@ -658,10 +629,6 @@ void
 cleanup(void)
 {
   size_t i;
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	wlr_xwayland_destroy(xwayland);
-	xwayland = NULL;
-#endif
 	wl_display_destroy_clients(dpy);
 
 	/* kill child processes */
@@ -1146,20 +1113,9 @@ destroynotify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	wl_list_remove(&c->destroy.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&c->set_title.link);
 	wl_list_remove(&c->fullscreen.link);
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (c->type != XDGShell) {
-		wl_list_remove(&c->activate.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->associate.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->configure.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->dissociate.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->set_hints.link);
-	} else
-#endif
-	{
-		wl_list_remove(&c->commit.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->map.link);
-		wl_list_remove(&c->unmap.link);
-	}
+	wl_list_remove(&c->commit.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&c->map.link);
+	wl_list_remove(&c->unmap.link);
 	free(c);
 }
 
@@ -1336,11 +1292,7 @@ handlesig(int signo)
 		 * use WNOWAIT to keep the child waitable until we know it's not
 		 * XWayland.
 		 */
-		while (!waitid(P_ALL, 0, &in, WEXITED|WNOHANG|WNOWAIT) && in.si_pid
-			        #ifdef XWAYLAND
-			   && (!xwayland || in.si_pid != xwayland->server->pid)
-#endif
-		       ) {
+		while (!waitid(P_ALL, 0, &in, WEXITED|WNOHANG|WNOWAIT) && in.si_pid) {
 			pid_t *p, *lim;
 			waitpid(in.si_pid, NULL, 0);
 			if (in.si_pid == child_pid)
@@ -2439,20 +2391,6 @@ setup(void)
 	 * e.g when running in the x11 backend or the wayland backend and the
 	 * compositor has Xwayland support */
 	unsetenv("DISPLAY");
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	/*
-	 * Initialise the XWayland X server.
-	 * It will be started when the first X client is started.
-	 */
-	if ((xwayland = wlr_xwayland_create(dpy, compositor, 1))) {
-		LISTEN_STATIC(&xwayland->events.ready, xwaylandready);
-		LISTEN_STATIC(&xwayland->events.new_surface, createnotifyx11);
-
-		setenv("DISPLAY", xwayland->display_name, 1);
-	} else {
-		fprintf(stderr, "failed to setup XWayland X server, continuing without it\n");
-	}
-#endif
 }
 
 void
@@ -2847,131 +2785,6 @@ zoom(const Arg *arg)
 	arrange(selmon);
 }
 
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-void
-activatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, activate);
-
-	/* Only "managed" windows can be activated */
-	if (!client_is_unmanaged(c))
-		wlr_xwayland_surface_activate(c->surface.xwayland, 1);
-}
-
-void
-associatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, associate);
-
-	LISTEN(&client_surface(c)->events.map, &c->map, mapnotify);
-	LISTEN(&client_surface(c)->events.unmap, &c->unmap, unmapnotify);
-}
-
-void
-configurex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, configure);
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface_configure_event *event = data;
-	if (!c->mon)
-		return;
-	if (c->isfloating || client_is_unmanaged(c))
-		resize(c, (struct wlr_box){.x = event->x, .y = event->y,
-				.width = event->width, .height = event->height}, 0);
-	else
-		arrange(c->mon);
-}
-
-void
-createnotifyx11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	struct wlr_xwayland_surface *xsurface = data;
-	Client *c;
-
-	/* Allocate a Client for this surface */
-	c = xsurface->data = ecalloc(1, sizeof(*c));
-	c->surface.xwayland = xsurface;
-	c->type = X11;
-	c->bw = borderpx;
-
-	/* Listen to the various events it can emit */
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.associate, &c->associate, associatex11);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.destroy, &c->destroy, destroynotify);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.dissociate, &c->dissociate, dissociatex11);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.request_activate, &c->activate, activatex11);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.request_configure, &c->configure, configurex11);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.request_fullscreen, &c->fullscreen, fullscreennotify);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.set_hints, &c->set_hints, sethints);
-	LISTEN(&xsurface->events.set_title, &c->set_title, updatetitle);
-}
-
-void
-dissociatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, dissociate);
-	wl_list_remove(&c->map.link);
-	wl_list_remove(&c->unmap.link);
-}
-
-xcb_atom_t
-getatom(xcb_connection_t *xc, const char *name)
-{
-	xcb_atom_t atom = 0;
-	xcb_intern_atom_reply_t *reply;
-	xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t cookie = xcb_intern_atom(xc, 0, strlen(name), name);
-	if ((reply = xcb_intern_atom_reply(xc, cookie, NULL)))
-		atom = reply->atom;
-	free(reply);
-
-	return atom;
-}
-
-void
-sethints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	Client *c = wl_container_of(listener, c, set_hints);
-	struct wlr_surface *surface = client_surface(c);
-	if (c == focustop(selmon))
-		return;
-
-	c->isurgent = xcb_icccm_wm_hints_get_urgency(c->surface.xwayland->hints);
-	printstatus();
-
-	if (c->isurgent && surface && surface->mapped)
-		client_set_border_color(c, urgentcolor);
-}
-
-void
-xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
-{
-	struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor;
-	xcb_connection_t *xc = xcb_connect(xwayland->display_name, NULL);
-	int err = xcb_connection_has_error(xc);
-	if (err) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "xcb_connect to X server failed with code %d\n. Continuing with degraded functionality.\n", err);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Collect atoms we are interested in. If getatom returns 0, we will
-	 * not detect that window type. */
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDialog] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeSplash] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeToolbar] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeUtility] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY");
-
-	/* assign the one and only seat */
-	wlr_xwayland_set_seat(xwayland, seat);
-
-	/* Set the default XWayland cursor to match the rest of dwl. */
-	if ((xcursor = wlr_xcursor_manager_get_xcursor(cursor_mgr, "default", 1)))
-		wlr_xwayland_set_cursor(xwayland,
-				xcursor->images[0]->buffer, xcursor->images[0]->width * 4,
-				xcursor->images[0]->width, xcursor->images[0]->height,
-				xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_x, xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_y);
-
-	xcb_disconnect(xc);
-}
-#endif
-
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {