diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 1b72fc2102..0cc085254d 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -507,30 +507,6 @@ static void damage_handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
 }
 
-static void update_output_manager_config(struct sway_server *server) {
-	struct wlr_output_configuration_v1 *config =
-		wlr_output_configuration_v1_create();
-
-	struct sway_output *output;
-	wl_list_for_each(output, &root->all_outputs, link) {
-		if (output == root->noop_output) {
-			continue;
-		}
-		struct wlr_output_configuration_head_v1 *config_head =
-			wlr_output_configuration_head_v1_create(config, output->wlr_output);
-		struct wlr_box *output_box = wlr_output_layout_get_box(
-			root->output_layout, output->wlr_output);
-		// We mark the output enabled even if it is switched off by DPMS
-		config_head->state.enabled = output->enabled;
-		if (output_box) {
-			config_head->state.x = output_box->x;
-			config_head->state.y = output_box->y;
-		}
-	}
-
-	wlr_output_manager_v1_set_configuration(server->output_manager_v1, config);
-}
-
 static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct sway_output *output = wl_container_of(listener, output, destroy);
 	wl_signal_emit(&output->events.destroy, output);
@@ -549,8 +525,6 @@ static void handle_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	wl_list_remove(&output->damage_frame.link);
 
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
-
-	update_output_manager_config(output->server);
 }
 
 static void handle_mode(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -574,8 +548,6 @@ static void handle_mode(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	arrange_layers(output);
 	arrange_output(output);
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
-
-	update_output_manager_config(output->server);
 }
 
 static void handle_transform(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -586,8 +558,6 @@ static void handle_transform(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	arrange_layers(output);
 	arrange_output(output);
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
-
-	update_output_manager_config(output->server);
 }
 
 static void update_textures(struct sway_container *con, void *data) {
@@ -604,8 +574,6 @@ static void handle_scale(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	output_for_each_container(output, update_textures, NULL);
 	arrange_output(output);
 	transaction_commit_dirty();
-
-	update_output_manager_config(output->server);
 }
 
 static void send_presented_iterator(struct sway_output *output,