diff --git a/src/window_identifier/wayland.rs b/src/window_identifier/wayland.rs
index 3d0e0b84d..2479ad17f 100644
--- a/src/window_identifier/wayland.rs
+++ b/src/window_identifier/wayland.rs
@@ -46,10 +46,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for WaylandWindowIdentifier {
 
 impl Drop for WaylandWindowIdentifier {
     fn drop(&mut self) {
-        if let Err(_err) = wayland_handle_unexport(&self.exported) {
-            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
-            tracing::error!("Failed to unexport wayland handle {}", _err);
-        }
+        self.exported.destroy();
     }
 }
 
@@ -116,11 +113,3 @@ pub(super) fn wayland_handle_export_from_surface(
     queue.blocking_dispatch(&mut wl_handle)?;
     Ok((exported, wl_handle.0))
 }
-/// A helper to unexport a wayland handle from a previously exported one
-///
-/// Needed for converting a RawWindowHandle to a WindowIdentifier
-fn wayland_handle_unexport(exported: &ZxdgExportedV2) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    exported.destroy();
-
-    Ok(())
-}