diff --git a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
index 5da893d3..9b22f59c 100644
--- a/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
+++ b/libweston/backend-vnc/vnc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ struct vnc_backend {
 	struct weston_compositor *compositor;
 	struct weston_log_scope *debug;
 	struct vnc_output *output;
-	struct wl_listener output_move_listener;
 
 	struct xkb_rule_names xkb_rule_name;
 	struct xkb_keymap *xkb_keymap;
@@ -822,8 +821,6 @@ vnc_destroy(struct weston_backend *base)
 	struct weston_compositor *ec = backend->compositor;
 	struct weston_head *head, *next;
 
-	wl_list_remove(&backend->output_move_listener.link);
-
 	nvnc_close(backend->server);
 
 	weston_compositor_shutdown(ec);