diff --git a/src/animation/client.h b/src/animation/client.h
index e94f872a..511835db 100644
--- a/src/animation/client.h
+++ b/src/animation/client.h
@@ -738,7 +738,6 @@ void client_animation_next_tick(Client *c) {
 		if (c->animation.tagouting) {
 			c->animation.tagouting = false;
 			wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&c->scene->node, false);
-			client_set_suspended(c, true);
 			c->animation.tagouted = true;
 			c->animation.current = c->geom;
 		}
diff --git a/src/animation/tag.h b/src/animation/tag.h
index 18eef56a..9e086988 100644
--- a/src/animation/tag.h
+++ b/src/animation/tag.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ void set_arrange_visible(Monitor *m, Client *c, bool want_animation) {
 		wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&c->scene->node, true);
 		wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&c->scene_surface->node, true);
 	}
-	client_set_suspended(c, false);
 
 	if (!c->animation.tag_from_rule && want_animation &&
 		m->pertag->prevtag != 0 && m->pertag->curtag != 0 &&
@@ -90,6 +89,5 @@ void set_arrange_hidden(Monitor *m, Client *c, bool want_animation) {
 		set_tagout_animation(m, c);
 	} else {
 		wlr_scene_node_set_enabled(&c->scene->node, false);
-		client_set_suspended(c, true);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/client/client.h b/src/client/client.h
index 27e8ef33..8e291e9e 100644
--- a/src/client/client.h
+++ b/src/client/client.h
@@ -380,15 +380,6 @@ static inline void client_set_tiled(Client *c, uint32_t edges) {
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void client_set_suspended(Client *c, int32_t suspended) {
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-	if (client_is_x11(c))
-		return;
-#endif
-
-	wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_suspended(c->surface.xdg->toplevel, suspended);
-}
-
 static inline int32_t client_should_ignore_focus(Client *c) {
 
 #ifdef XWAYLAND