diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8a45698..d82e5f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ AC_SUBST(imagedir)
 metadatadir=$datadir/compiz
 AC_SUBST(metadatadir)
 
-COMPIZ_REQUIRES="x11-xcb    \
-		 xcomposite \
+COMPIZ_REQUIRES="xcomposite \
 		 xfixes	    \
 		 xdamage    \
 		 xrandr	    \
diff --git a/include/compiz-core.h b/include/compiz-core.h
index ade40c5..47cac9c 100644
--- a/include/compiz-core.h
+++ b/include/compiz-core.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 
-#include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xdamage.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xcomposite.h>
@@ -716,8 +716,6 @@ typedef void (*FiniPluginForDisplayProc) (CompPlugin  *plugin,
 struct _CompDisplay {
     CompObject object;
 
-    xcb_connection_t *connection;
-
     Display    *display;
     CompScreen *screens;
 
diff --git a/include/compiz.h b/include/compiz.h
diff --git a/src/display.c b/src/display.c
index 57cd520..9d9a3e1 100644
--- a/src/display.c
+++ b/src/display.c
@@ -2064,8 +2064,6 @@ addDisplay (const char *name)
 	return FALSE;
     }
 
-    d->connection = XGetXCBConnection (dpy);
-
     if (!compInitDisplayOptionsFromMetadata (d,
 					     &coreMetadata,
 					     coreDisplayOptionInfo,