diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index ea1c93bb6..2f7801238 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -438,11 +438,6 @@ struct sway_container *container_at(struct sway_container *parent,
 					view_sx, view_sy, &_sx, &_sy);
 				break;
 			case SWAY_VIEW_XDG_SHELL_V6:
-				// the top left corner of the sway container is the
-				// coordinate of the top left corner of the window geometry
-				view_sx += sview->wlr_xdg_surface_v6->geometry.x;
-				view_sy += sview->wlr_xdg_surface_v6->geometry.y;
-
 				_surface = wlr_xdg_surface_v6_surface_at(
 					sview->wlr_xdg_surface_v6,
 					view_sx, view_sy, &_sx, &_sy);