diff --git a/src/backend/backend.c b/src/backend/backend.c
index 59ddcaf2..3543ee12 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/backend.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ void handle_device_reset(session_t *ps) {
 }
 
 /// paint all windows
-void paint_all_new(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t, bool ignore_damage) {
+void paint_all_new(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t) {
 	if (ps->backend_data->ops->device_status &&
 	    ps->backend_data->ops->device_status(ps->backend_data) != DEVICE_STATUS_NORMAL) {
 		return handle_device_reset(ps);
@@ -100,12 +100,7 @@ void paint_all_new(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t, bool ignore_damage) {
 	// the paints bleed out of the damage region, it will destroy
 	// part of the image we want to reuse
 	region_t reg_damage;
-	if (!ignore_damage) {
-		reg_damage = get_damage(ps, ps->o.monitor_repaint || !ps->o.use_damage);
-	} else {
-		pixman_region32_init(&reg_damage);
-		pixman_region32_copy(&reg_damage, &ps->screen_reg);
-	}
+	reg_damage = get_damage(ps, ps->o.monitor_repaint || !ps->o.use_damage);
 
 	if (!pixman_region32_not_empty(&reg_damage)) {
 		pixman_region32_fini(&reg_damage);
diff --git a/src/backend/backend.h b/src/backend/backend.h
index b34b96d5..ef1bcb88 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend.h
+++ b/src/backend/backend.h
@@ -363,5 +363,4 @@ struct backend_operations {
 
 extern struct backend_operations *backend_list[];
 
-void paint_all_new(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *const t, bool ignore_damage)
-    attr_nonnull(1);
+void paint_all_new(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *const t) attr_nonnull(1);
diff --git a/src/picom.c b/src/picom.c
index 8a7a9670..d31c6634 100644
--- a/src/picom.c
+++ b/src/picom.c
@@ -1524,9 +1524,9 @@ static void draw_callback_impl(EV_P_ session_t *ps, int revents attr_unused) {
 
 		log_trace("Render start, frame %d", paint);
 		if (!ps->o.legacy_backends) {
-			paint_all_new(ps, bottom, false);
+			paint_all_new(ps, bottom);
 		} else {
-			paint_all(ps, bottom, false);
+			paint_all(ps, bottom);
 		}
 		log_trace("Render end");
 
diff --git a/src/render.c b/src/render.c
index afde7db8..80cb59a6 100644
--- a/src/render.c
+++ b/src/render.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ win_blur_background(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *w, xcb_render_picture_t t
 /// paint all windows
 /// region = ??
 /// region_real = the damage region
-void paint_all(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t, bool ignore_damage) {
+void paint_all(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t) {
 	if (ps->o.xrender_sync_fence || (ps->drivers & DRIVER_NVIDIA)) {
 		if (ps->xsync_exists && !x_fence_sync(ps->c, ps->sync_fence)) {
 			log_error("x_fence_sync failed, xrender-sync-fence will be "
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ void paint_all(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *t, bool ignore_damage) {
 	region_t region;
 	pixman_region32_init(&region);
 	int buffer_age = get_buffer_age(ps);
-	if (buffer_age == -1 || buffer_age > ps->ndamage || ignore_damage) {
+	if (buffer_age == -1 || buffer_age > ps->ndamage) {
 		pixman_region32_copy(&region, &ps->screen_reg);
 	} else {
 		for (int i = 0; i < get_buffer_age(ps); i++) {
diff --git a/src/render.h b/src/render.h
index 95a46dbe..249f7bf2 100644
--- a/src/render.h
+++ b/src/render.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void render(session_t *ps, int x, int y, int dx, int dy, int w, int h, int fullw
             const glx_prog_main_t *pprogram, clip_t *clip);
 void paint_one(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *w, const region_t *reg_paint);
 
-void paint_all(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *const t, bool ignore_damage);
+void paint_all(session_t *ps, struct managed_win *const t);
 
 void free_picture(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_render_picture_t *p);