diff --git a/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.cpp b/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.cpp
index e46f30891e..a796cd0ee2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.cpp
@@ -960,18 +960,6 @@ void SceneXRenderShadow::layoutShadowRects(QRect& top, QRect& topRight,
     bottomRight = QRect(bottomRightQuad.left(), bottomRightQuad.top(), (bottomRightQuad.right()-bottomRightQuad.left()), (bottomRightQuad.bottom()-bottomRightQuad.top()));
 }
 
-void SceneXRenderShadow::buildQuads()
-{
-    Shadow::buildQuads();
-
-    if (shadowQuads().count() == 0) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    QRect stlr, str, strr, srr, sbrr, sbr, sblr, slr;
-    layoutShadowRects(str, strr, srr, sbrr, sbr, sblr, slr, stlr);
-}
-
 bool SceneXRenderShadow::prepareBackend()
 {
     if (hasDecorationShadow()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.h b/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.h
index 2135dcf398..31aa8e5337 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.h
+++ b/src/plugins/scenes/xrender/scene_xrender.h
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ public:
     xcb_render_picture_t picture(ShadowElements element) const;
 
 protected:
-    void buildQuads() override;
     bool prepareBackend() override;
 private:
     XRenderPicture* m_pictures[ShadowElementsCount];