diff --git a/include/swaybar/input.h b/include/swaybar/input.h
index a552e7aca..e83561889 100644
--- a/include/swaybar/input.h
+++ b/include/swaybar/input.h
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ struct swaybar_output;
 
 struct swaybar_pointer {
 	struct wl_pointer *pointer;
-	struct wl_cursor_theme *cursor_theme;
-	struct wl_cursor_image *cursor_image;
-	struct wl_surface *cursor_surface;
 	struct swaybar_output *current;
 	int x, y;
 };
diff --git a/swaybar/bar.c b/swaybar/bar.c
index 5e9767b27..e64509ddc 100644
--- a/swaybar/bar.c
+++ b/swaybar/bar.c
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wayland-client.h>
-#include <wayland-cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "swaybar/bar.h"
 #include "swaybar/config.h"
@@ -358,25 +357,6 @@ bool bar_setup(struct swaybar *bar, const char *socket_path) {
 	}
 	wl_display_roundtrip(bar->display);
 
-	struct swaybar_pointer *pointer = &bar->pointer;
-
-	int max_scale = 1;
-	wl_list_for_each(output, &bar->outputs, link) {
-		if (output->scale > max_scale) {
-			max_scale = output->scale;
-		}
-	}
-
-	pointer->cursor_theme =
-		wl_cursor_theme_load(NULL, 24 * max_scale, bar->shm);
-	assert(pointer->cursor_theme);
-	struct wl_cursor *cursor;
-	cursor = wl_cursor_theme_get_cursor(pointer->cursor_theme, "left_ptr");
-	assert(cursor);
-	pointer->cursor_image = cursor->images[0];
-	pointer->cursor_surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(bar->compositor);
-	assert(pointer->cursor_surface);
-
 	if (bar->config->workspace_buttons) {
 		if (ipc_get_workspaces(bar)) {
 			set_bar_dirty(bar);
diff --git a/swaybar/input.c b/swaybar/input.c
index 31137f448..d4c5def8f 100644
--- a/swaybar/input.c
+++ b/swaybar/input.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <linux/input-event-codes.h>
 #endif
 #include <wayland-client.h>
-#include <wayland-cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "list.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -66,20 +65,6 @@ static void wl_pointer_enter(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
 			break;
 		}
 	}
-	int max_scale = 1;
-	struct swaybar_output *_output;
-	wl_list_for_each(_output, &bar->outputs, link) {
-		if (_output->scale > max_scale) {
-			max_scale = _output->scale;
-		}
-	}
-	wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(pointer->cursor_surface, max_scale);
-	wl_surface_attach(pointer->cursor_surface,
-			wl_cursor_image_get_buffer(pointer->cursor_image), 0, 0);
-	wl_pointer_set_cursor(wl_pointer, serial, pointer->cursor_surface,
-			pointer->cursor_image->hotspot_x / max_scale,
-			pointer->cursor_image->hotspot_y / max_scale);
-	wl_surface_commit(pointer->cursor_surface);
 }
 
 static void wl_pointer_leave(void *data, struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer,
diff --git a/swaybar/meson.build b/swaybar/meson.build
index c27cf2c2f..3310ae857 100644
--- a/swaybar/meson.build
+++ b/swaybar/meson.build
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ executable(
 		pangocairo,
 		rt,
 		wayland_client,
-		wayland_cursor,
 		wlroots,
 	],
 	link_with: [lib_sway_common, lib_sway_client],