diff --git a/types/output/cursor.c b/types/output/cursor.c
index 5e93b0b2e..4a823dab1 100644
--- a/types/output/cursor.c
+++ b/types/output/cursor.c
@@ -159,9 +159,8 @@ static void output_cursor_update_visible(struct wlr_output_cursor *cursor) {
 	struct wlr_box cursor_box;
 	output_cursor_get_box(cursor, &cursor_box);
 
-	struct wlr_box intersection;
 	cursor->visible =
-		wlr_box_intersection(&intersection, &output_box, &cursor_box);
+		wlr_box_intersects(&output_box, &cursor_box);
 }
 
 static bool output_pick_cursor_format(struct wlr_output *output,
diff --git a/types/output/output.c b/types/output/output.c
index 3715950ce..b1da61ed1 100644
--- a/types/output/output.c
+++ b/types/output/output.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static bool output_basic_test(struct wlr_output *output,
 		};
 		struct wlr_box dst_box;
 		output_state_get_buffer_dst_box(state, &dst_box);
-		if (!wlr_box_intersection(&output_box, &output_box, &dst_box)) {
+		if (!wlr_box_intersects(&output_box, &dst_box)) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Primary buffer is entirely off-screen or 0-sized");
 			return false;
 		}
diff --git a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
index 51373e15a..2ca93c8cd 100644
--- a/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
+++ b/types/scene/wlr_scene.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ static bool _scene_nodes_in_box(struct wlr_scene_node *node, struct wlr_box *box
 		struct wlr_box node_box = { .x = lx, .y = ly };
 		scene_node_get_size(node, &node_box.width, &node_box.height);
 
-		if (wlr_box_intersection(&node_box, &node_box, box) &&
+		if (wlr_box_intersects(&node_box, box) &&
 				iterator(node, lx, ly, user_data)) {
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -2673,8 +2673,7 @@ static void scene_output_for_each_scene_buffer(const struct wlr_box *output_box,
 		struct wlr_box node_box = { .x = lx, .y = ly };
 		scene_node_get_size(node, &node_box.width, &node_box.height);
 
-		struct wlr_box intersection;
-		if (wlr_box_intersection(&intersection, output_box, &node_box)) {
+		if (wlr_box_intersects(output_box, &node_box)) {
 			struct wlr_scene_buffer *scene_buffer =
 				wlr_scene_buffer_from_node(node);
 			user_iterator(scene_buffer, lx, ly, user_data);
diff --git a/types/wlr_output_layout.c b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
index ef2751179..7226809e7 100644
--- a/types/wlr_output_layout.c
+++ b/types/wlr_output_layout.c
@@ -260,14 +260,12 @@ bool wlr_output_layout_contains_point(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 
 bool wlr_output_layout_intersects(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 		struct wlr_output *reference, const struct wlr_box *target_lbox) {
-	struct wlr_box out_box;
-
 	if (reference == NULL) {
 		struct wlr_output_layout_output *l_output;
 		wl_list_for_each(l_output, &layout->outputs, link) {
 			struct wlr_box output_box;
 			output_layout_output_get_box(l_output, &output_box);
-			if (wlr_box_intersection(&out_box, &output_box, target_lbox)) {
+			if (wlr_box_intersects(&output_box, target_lbox)) {
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
@@ -281,7 +279,7 @@ bool wlr_output_layout_intersects(struct wlr_output_layout *layout,
 
 		struct wlr_box output_box;
 		output_layout_output_get_box(l_output, &output_box);
-		return wlr_box_intersection(&out_box, &output_box, target_lbox);
+		return wlr_box_intersects(&output_box, target_lbox);
 	}
 }