diff --git a/gdk/gdksurface.c b/gdk/gdksurface.c
index 70c2c409a0..07bd67d57f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdksurface.c
+++ b/gdk/gdksurface.c
@@ -1404,7 +1404,6 @@ gdk_surface_paint_on_clock (GdkFrameClock *clock,
                             void          *data)
 {
   GdkSurface *surface = GDK_SURFACE (data);
-  GList *l;
 
   g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_SURFACE (surface));
 
@@ -1425,9 +1424,6 @@ gdk_surface_paint_on_clock (GdkFrameClock *clock,
       gdk_surface_remove_update_surface (surface);
     }
 
-  for (l = surface->children; l; l = l->next)
-    gdk_surface_paint_on_clock (clock, l->data);
-
   g_object_unref (surface);
 }
 
@@ -3719,21 +3715,19 @@ gdk_surface_set_frame_clock (GdkSurface     *surface,
   if (clock)
     {
       g_object_ref (clock);
-      if (surface->parent == NULL)
-        {
-          g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
-                            "flush-events",
-                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_flush_events),
-                            surface);
-          g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
-                            "resume-events",
-                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_resume_events),
-                            surface);
-          g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
-                            "paint",
-                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_paint_on_clock),
-                            surface);
-        }
+
+      g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
+                        "flush-events",
+                        G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_flush_events),
+                        surface);
+      g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
+                        "resume-events",
+                        G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_resume_events),
+                        surface);
+      g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (clock),
+                        "paint",
+                        G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_paint_on_clock),
+                        surface);
 
       if (surface->update_freeze_count == 0)
         _gdk_frame_clock_inhibit_freeze (clock);
@@ -3741,21 +3735,18 @@ gdk_surface_set_frame_clock (GdkSurface     *surface,
 
   if (surface->frame_clock)
     {
-      if (surface->parent == NULL)
-        {
-          if (surface->frame_clock_events_paused)
-            gdk_surface_resume_events (surface->frame_clock, G_OBJECT (surface));
+      if (surface->frame_clock_events_paused)
+        gdk_surface_resume_events (surface->frame_clock, G_OBJECT (surface));
 
-          g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
-                                                G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_flush_events),
-                                                surface);
-          g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
-                                                G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_resume_events),
-                                                surface);
-          g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
-                                                G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_paint_on_clock),
-                                                surface);
-        }
+      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
+                                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_flush_events),
+                                            surface);
+      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
+                                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_resume_events),
+                                            surface);
+      g_signal_handlers_disconnect_by_func (G_OBJECT (surface->frame_clock),
+                                            G_CALLBACK (gdk_surface_paint_on_clock),
+                                            surface);
 
       if (surface->update_freeze_count == 0)
         _gdk_frame_clock_uninhibit_freeze (surface->frame_clock);