diff --git a/gtk/gtkimcontextwayland.c b/gtk/gtkimcontextwayland.c
index 10defeaf1a..9f4df8954b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkimcontextwayland.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkimcontextwayland.c
@@ -571,38 +571,6 @@ gtk_im_context_wayland_set_client_widget (GtkIMContext *context,
     }
 }
 
-/* We want a unified experience between GtkIMContextSimple and IBus / Wayland
- * when it comes to Compose sequences. IBus initial implementation of preedit
- * for Compose sequences shows U+2384, which has been described as 'distracting'.
- * This function tries to detect this case, and tweaks the text to match what
- * GtkIMContextSimple produces.
- */
-static char *
-tweak_preedit (const char *text)
-{
-  GString *s;
-  guint len;
-
-  s = g_string_new ("");
-
-  len = g_utf8_strlen (text, -1);
-
-  for (const char *p = text; *p; p = g_utf8_next_char (p))
-    {
-      gunichar ch = g_utf8_get_char (p);
-
-      if (ch == 0x2384)
-        {
-          if (len == 1 || p > text)
-            g_string_append (s, "·");
-        }
-      else
-        g_string_append_unichar (s, ch);
-    }
-
-  return g_string_free (s, FALSE);
-}
-
 static void
 gtk_im_context_wayland_get_preedit_string (GtkIMContext   *context,
                                            char          **str,
@@ -610,7 +578,7 @@ gtk_im_context_wayland_get_preedit_string (GtkIMContext   *context,
                                            int            *cursor_pos)
 {
   GtkIMContextWayland *context_wayland = GTK_IM_CONTEXT_WAYLAND (context);
-  char *preedit_str;
+  const char *preedit_str;
 
   if (attrs)
     *attrs = NULL;
@@ -629,12 +597,14 @@ gtk_im_context_wayland_get_preedit_string (GtkIMContext   *context,
     }
 
   preedit_str =
-    tweak_preedit (context_wayland->current_preedit.text ? context_wayland->current_preedit.text : "");
+    context_wayland->current_preedit.text ? context_wayland->current_preedit.text : "";
 
   if (cursor_pos)
     *cursor_pos = g_utf8_strlen (preedit_str,
                                  context_wayland->current_preedit.cursor_begin);
 
+  if (str)
+    *str = g_strdup (preedit_str);
   if (attrs)
     {
       PangoAttribute *attr;
@@ -664,10 +634,6 @@ gtk_im_context_wayland_get_preedit_string (GtkIMContext   *context,
           pango_attr_list_insert (*attrs, cursor);
         }
     }
-  if (str)
-    *str = preedit_str;
-  else
-    g_free (preedit_str);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/testsuite/gtk/label.c b/testsuite/gtk/label.c
index d03a03a6da..fa0687cf49 100644
--- a/testsuite/gtk/label.c
+++ b/testsuite/gtk/label.c
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ print_attribute (PangoAttribute *attr, GString *string)
 {
   GEnumClass *class;
   GEnumValue *value;
+  PangoAttrString *str;
+  PangoAttrLanguage *lang;
+  PangoAttrInt *integer;
+  PangoAttrFloat *flt;
+  PangoAttrFontDesc *font;
+  PangoAttrColor *color;
+  PangoAttrShape *shape;
 
   g_string_append_printf (string, "[%d,%d]", attr->start_index, attr->end_index);
 
@@ -13,73 +20,35 @@ print_attribute (PangoAttribute *attr, GString *string)
   g_string_append_printf (string, "%s=", value->value_nick);
   g_type_class_unref (class);
 
-  switch (attr->klass->type)
+  if ((str = pango_attribute_as_string (attr)) != NULL)
+    g_string_append (string, str->value);
+  else if ((lang = pango_attribute_as_language (attr)) != NULL)
+    g_string_append (string, pango_language_to_string (lang->value));
+  else if ((integer = pango_attribute_as_int (attr)) != NULL)
+    g_string_append_printf (string, "%d", integer->value);
+  else if ((flt = pango_attribute_as_float (attr)) != NULL)
     {
-    case PANGO_ATTR_LANGUAGE:
-      g_string_append (string, pango_language_to_string (((PangoAttrLanguage *)attr)->value));
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FAMILY:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FONT_FEATURES:
-      g_string_append (string, ((PangoAttrString *)attr)->value);
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_STYLE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_WEIGHT:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_VARIANT:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_STRETCH:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_SIZE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_ABSOLUTE_SIZE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_UNDERLINE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_OVERLINE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_RISE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FALLBACK:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_LETTER_SPACING:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_GRAVITY:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_GRAVITY_HINT:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FOREGROUND_ALPHA:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_BACKGROUND_ALPHA:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_ALLOW_BREAKS:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_INSERT_HYPHENS:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_SHOW:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_ABSOLUTE_LINE_HEIGHT:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_TEXT_TRANSFORM:
-      g_string_append_printf (string, "%d", ((PangoAttrInt *)attr)->value);
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FONT_DESC:
-      {
-        char *text = pango_font_description_to_string (((PangoAttrFontDesc *)attr)->desc);
-        g_string_append (string, text);
-        g_free (text);
-      }
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_FOREGROUND:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_BACKGROUND:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_UNDERLINE_COLOR:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_OVERLINE_COLOR:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_STRIKETHROUGH_COLOR:
-      {
-        char *text = pango_color_to_string (&((PangoAttrColor *)attr)->color);
-        g_string_append (string, text);
-        g_free (text);
-      }
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_SHAPE:
-      g_string_append_printf (string, "shape");
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_SCALE:
-    case PANGO_ATTR_LINE_HEIGHT:
-      {
         char val[20];
 
-        g_ascii_formatd (val, 20, "%f", ((PangoAttrFloat *)attr)->value);
+        g_ascii_formatd (val, 20, "%f", flt->value);
         g_string_append (string, val);
      }
-      break;
-    case PANGO_ATTR_INVALID:
-    default:
-      g_assert_not_reached ();
-      break;
+  else if ((font = pango_attribute_as_font_desc (attr)) != NULL)
+    {
+      char *text = pango_font_description_to_string (font->desc);
+      g_string_append (string, text);
+      g_free (text);
     }
+  else if ((color = pango_attribute_as_color (attr)) != NULL)
+    {
+      char *text = pango_color_to_string (&color->color);
+      g_string_append (string, text);
+      g_free (text);
+    }
+  else if ((shape = pango_attribute_as_shape (attr)) != NULL)
+    g_string_append_printf (string, "shape");
+  else
+    g_assert_not_reached ();
 }
 
 void