diff --git a/modules/video_output/xcb/glx.c b/modules/video_output/xcb/glx.c
index 42ff5cf111a5de4fc69343c73b7d5b14f186c820..6aa89765b05b95a30f9b3c981d9557fc0cdf6ceb 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/xcb/glx.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/xcb/glx.c
@@ -466,11 +466,8 @@ static void PictureRender (vout_display_t *vd, picture_t *pic)
 static void PictureDisplay (vout_display_t *vd, picture_t *pic)
 {
     vout_display_sys_t *sys = vd->sys;
-    xcb_connection_t *conn = XGetXCBConnection (sys->display);
 
-    xcb_force_screen_saver (conn, XCB_SCREEN_SAVER_RESET);
     vout_display_opengl_Display (&sys->vgl, &vd->source);
-    xcb_flush (conn);
     picture_Release (pic);
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/video_output/xcb/x11.c b/modules/video_output/xcb/x11.c
index 51963dd6f013c57bc40b97453040e1c4b4eb9207..ef9ba5ec76b91943b4ae312f05e1eab802f3aab6 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/xcb/x11.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/xcb/x11.c
@@ -433,8 +433,6 @@ static void Display (vout_display_t *vd, picture_t *pic)
 
     if (!p_sys->visible)
         goto out;
-    xcb_force_screen_saver (p_sys->conn, XCB_SCREEN_SAVER_RESET);
-
     if (segment != 0)
         ck = xcb_shm_put_image_checked (p_sys->conn, p_sys->window, p_sys->gc,
           /* real width */ pic->p->i_pitch / pic->p->i_pixel_pitch,
diff --git a/modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c b/modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c
index 99f1f268bb10e4db9f586103af2ea6200fa921d2..f303f31059e1fa043b7deb80e53b9fc6bf0c3d15 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c
+++ b/modules/video_output/xcb/xvideo.c
@@ -691,8 +691,6 @@ static void Display (vout_display_t *vd, picture_t *pic)
 
     if (!p_sys->visible)
         goto out;
-    xcb_force_screen_saver (p_sys->conn, XCB_SCREEN_SAVER_RESET);
-
     if (segment)
         ck = xcb_xv_shm_put_image_checked (p_sys->conn, p_sys->port,
                               p_sys->window, p_sys->gc, segment, p_sys->id, 0,