diff --git a/src/plugins/renderers/drm/plugin.c b/src/plugins/renderers/drm/plugin.c
index b1e0ed61..fea26eb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/renderers/drm/plugin.c
+++ b/src/plugins/renderers/drm/plugin.c
@@ -947,16 +947,8 @@ activate (ply_renderer_backend_t *backend)
                 head = (ply_renderer_head_t *) ply_list_node_get_data (node);
                 next_node = ply_list_get_next_node (backend->heads, node);
 
-                if (head->scan_out_buffer_id != 0) {
-                        /* Flush out any pending drawing to the buffer
-                         */
-                        flush_head (backend, head);
-
-                        /* Then send the buffer to the monitor
-                         */
-                        ply_renderer_head_set_scan_out_buffer (backend, head,
-                                                               head->scan_out_buffer_id);
-                }
+                /* Flush out any pending drawing to the buffer */
+                flush_head (backend, head);
 
                 node = next_node;
         }