diff --git a/gdk/broadway/gdkdisplay-broadway.c b/gdk/broadway/gdkdisplay-broadway.c
index 7534a9fa07..58c4622cdf 100644
--- a/gdk/broadway/gdkdisplay-broadway.c
+++ b/gdk/broadway/gdkdisplay-broadway.c
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ _gdk_broadway_display_open (const gchar *display_name)
     }
 
   g_signal_emit_by_name (display, "opened");
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (gdk_display_manager_get (), "display-opened", display);
 
   return display;
 }
diff --git a/gdk/gdkdisplaymanager.c b/gdk/gdkdisplaymanager.c
index 95ac309413..063aff2e58 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdisplaymanager.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkdisplaymanager.c
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ _gdk_display_manager_add_display (GdkDisplayManager *manager,
     gdk_display_manager_set_default_display (manager, display);
 
   manager->displays = g_slist_prepend (manager->displays, display);
+
+  g_signal_emit (manager, signals[DISPLAY_OPENED], 0, display);
 }
 
 /* NB: This function can be called multiple times per display. */
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
index c953131020..17458fc3f5 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ _gdk_quartz_display_open (const gchar *display_name)
 
   g_signal_emit_by_name (_gdk_display, "opened");
 
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (gdk_display_manager_get (),
-			 "display_opened", _gdk_display);
-
   return _gdk_display;
 }
 
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
index 06bbf49225..d52d8b85d9 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdisplay-wayland.c
@@ -246,7 +246,6 @@ _gdk_wayland_display_open (struct wl_display *wl_display)
   gdk_input_init (display);
 
   g_signal_emit_by_name (display, "opened");
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (gdk_display_manager_get(), "display_opened", display);
 
   return display;
 }
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
index 58bd064fc1..5d9cb14c60 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ _gdk_win32_display_open (const gchar *display_name)
 
   g_signal_emit_by_name (_gdk_display, "opened");
 
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (gdk_display_manager_get (),
-			 "display_opened", _gdk_display);
-
   GDK_NOTE (MISC, g_print ("... _gdk_display now set up\n"));
 
   return _gdk_display;
diff --git a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplaymanager-x11.c b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplaymanager-x11.c
index 52a2c2baa7..e550983a79 100644
--- a/gdk/x11/gdkdisplaymanager-x11.c
+++ b/gdk/x11/gdkdisplaymanager-x11.c
@@ -83,8 +83,6 @@ gdk_x11_display_manager_open_display (GdkDisplayManager *manager,
     {
       if (gdk_display_manager_get_default_display (manager) == NULL)
         gdk_display_manager_set_default_display (manager, display);
-
-      g_signal_emit_by_name (manager, "display-opened", display);
     }
 
   return display;