diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
index 498f69c5c..0f7ff37ef 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents.c
@@ -2846,35 +2846,6 @@ void Wayland_display_destroy_input(SDL_VideoData *d)
     d->input = NULL;
 }
 
-/* !!! FIXME: just merge these into display_handle_global(). */
-void Wayland_display_add_relative_pointer_manager(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id)
-{
-    d->relative_pointer_manager =
-        wl_registry_bind(d->registry, id,
-                         &zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_interface, 1);
-}
-
-void Wayland_display_destroy_relative_pointer_manager(SDL_VideoData *d)
-{
-    if (d->relative_pointer_manager) {
-        zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_destroy(d->relative_pointer_manager);
-    }
-}
-
-void Wayland_display_add_pointer_constraints(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id)
-{
-    d->pointer_constraints =
-        wl_registry_bind(d->registry, id,
-                         &zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_interface, 1);
-}
-
-void Wayland_display_destroy_pointer_constraints(SDL_VideoData *d)
-{
-    if (d->pointer_constraints) {
-        zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_destroy(d->pointer_constraints);
-    }
-}
-
 static void relative_pointer_handle_relative_motion(void *data,
                                                     struct zwp_relative_pointer_v1 *pointer,
                                                     uint32_t time_hi,
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents_c.h b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents_c.h
index 0a5189324..5dd584084 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents_c.h
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandevents_c.h
@@ -182,18 +182,12 @@ extern void Wayland_add_text_input_manager(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id, uint32
 extern void Wayland_display_add_input(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id, uint32_t version);
 extern void Wayland_display_destroy_input(SDL_VideoData *d);
 
-extern void Wayland_display_add_pointer_constraints(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id);
-extern void Wayland_display_destroy_pointer_constraints(SDL_VideoData *d);
-
 extern int Wayland_input_lock_pointer(struct SDL_WaylandInput *input);
 extern int Wayland_input_unlock_pointer(struct SDL_WaylandInput *input);
 
 extern int Wayland_input_confine_pointer(struct SDL_WaylandInput *input, SDL_Window *window);
 extern int Wayland_input_unconfine_pointer(struct SDL_WaylandInput *input, SDL_Window *window);
 
-extern void Wayland_display_add_relative_pointer_manager(SDL_VideoData *d, uint32_t id);
-extern void Wayland_display_destroy_relative_pointer_manager(SDL_VideoData *d);
-
 extern int Wayland_input_grab_keyboard(SDL_Window *window, struct SDL_WaylandInput *input);
 extern int Wayland_input_ungrab_keyboard(SDL_Window *window);
 
diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
index 4d1b3d10d..2ba3bb7f3 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandvideo.c
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 #include "primary-selection-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "fractional-scale-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "input-timestamps-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
+#include "relative-pointer-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
+#include "pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBDECOR_H
 #include <libdecor.h>
@@ -762,9 +764,9 @@ static void display_handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint
     } else if (SDL_strcmp(interface, "wl_shm") == 0) {
         d->shm = wl_registry_bind(registry, id, &wl_shm_interface, 1);
     } else if (SDL_strcmp(interface, "zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1") == 0) {
-        Wayland_display_add_relative_pointer_manager(d, id);
+        d->relative_pointer_manager = wl_registry_bind(d->registry, id, &zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_interface, 1);
     } else if (SDL_strcmp(interface, "zwp_pointer_constraints_v1") == 0) {
-        Wayland_display_add_pointer_constraints(d, id);
+        d->pointer_constraints = wl_registry_bind(d->registry, id, &zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_interface, 1);
     } else if (SDL_strcmp(interface, "zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1") == 0) {
         d->key_inhibitor_manager = wl_registry_bind(d->registry, id, &zwp_keyboard_shortcuts_inhibit_manager_v1_interface, 1);
     } else if (SDL_strcmp(interface, "zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1") == 0) {
@@ -941,8 +943,14 @@ static void Wayland_VideoCleanup(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
     }
 
     Wayland_display_destroy_input(data);
-    Wayland_display_destroy_pointer_constraints(data);
-    Wayland_display_destroy_relative_pointer_manager(data);
+
+    if (data->pointer_constraints) {
+        zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_destroy(data->pointer_constraints);
+    }
+
+    if (data->relative_pointer_manager) {
+        zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_destroy(data->relative_pointer_manager);
+    }
 
     if (data->activation_manager) {
         xdg_activation_v1_destroy(data->activation_manager);