diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
index f4d2669b8a..c24fa31c3a 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::present()
         if (m_pending.needsModesetProperties && !prepareAtomicModeset(primaryPlaneUpdate.get())) {
             return Error::InvalidArguments;
         }
-        atomicCommitSuccessful();
+        m_next.needsModesetProperties = m_pending.needsModesetProperties = false;
         m_commitThread->addCommit(std::move(primaryPlaneUpdate));
         return Error::None;
     } else {
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::commitPipelinesAtomic(const QList<DrmPipeline *>
             qCCritical(KWIN_DRM) << "Atomic modeset commit failed!" << strerror(errno);
             return errnoToError();
         }
-        std::for_each(pipelines.begin(), pipelines.end(), std::mem_fn(&DrmPipeline::atomicCommitSuccessful));
+        for (const auto pipeline : pipelines) {
+            pipeline->m_next.needsModeset = pipeline->m_pending.needsModeset = false;
+        }
         commit->pageFlipped(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch());
         return Error::None;
     }
@@ -375,23 +377,13 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::errnoToError()
     }
 }
 
-void DrmPipeline::atomicCommitSuccessful()
-{
-    m_pending.needsModeset = false;
-    m_pending.needsModesetProperties = false;
-    m_current = m_pending;
-}
-
 bool DrmPipeline::updateCursor()
 {
-    if (!m_pending.crtc) {
+    if (needsModeset() || !m_pending.crtc || !m_pending.active) {
         return false;
     }
     // explicitly check for the cursor plane and not for AMS, as we might not always have one
     if (m_pending.crtc->cursorPlane()) {
-        if (needsModeset() || !m_current.active) {
-            return false;
-        }
         // test the full state, to take pending commits into account
         auto fullState = std::make_unique<DrmAtomicCommit>(QList<DrmPipeline *>{this});
         if (prepareAtomicPresentation(fullState.get()) != Error::None) {
@@ -510,11 +502,6 @@ void DrmPipeline::resetModesetPresentPending()
     m_modesetPresentPending = false;
 }
 
-DrmCrtc *DrmPipeline::currentCrtc() const
-{
-    return m_current.crtc;
-}
-
 DrmGammaRamp::DrmGammaRamp(DrmCrtc *crtc, const std::shared_ptr<ColorTransformation> &transformation)
     : m_lut(transformation, crtc->gammaRampSize())
 {
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.h b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.h
index 9d34f4807d..e1d03788eb 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
     bool updateCursor();
 
     DrmConnector *connector() const;
-    DrmCrtc *currentCrtc() const;
     DrmGpu *gpu() const;
 
     enum class PageflipType {
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@ private:
     static Error commitPipelinesLegacy(const QList<DrmPipeline *> &pipelines, CommitMode mode);
 
     // atomic modesetting only
-    void atomicCommitSuccessful();
     Error prepareAtomicCommit(DrmAtomicCommit *commit, CommitMode mode);
     bool prepareAtomicModeset(DrmAtomicCommit *commit);
     Error prepareAtomicPresentation(DrmAtomicCommit *commit);
@@ -200,8 +198,6 @@ private:
     State m_pending;
     // the state that will be applied at the next real atomic commit
     State m_next;
-    // the state that is already committed
-    State m_current;
 
     std::unique_ptr<DrmCommitThread> m_commitThread;
     std::shared_ptr<DrmPipelineLayer> m_primaryLayer;
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline_legacy.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline_legacy.cpp
index 47dc9b15d7..bede88e9ab 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline_legacy.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_pipeline_legacy.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::commitPipelinesLegacy(const QList<DrmPipeline *>
     } else {
         for (const auto &pipeline : pipelines) {
             pipeline->applyPendingChanges();
-            pipeline->m_current = pipeline->m_pending;
             if (mode == CommitMode::CommitModeset && pipeline->activePending()) {
                 pipeline->pageFlipped(std::chrono::steady_clock::now().time_since_epoch(), PageflipType::Normal);
             }
@@ -117,7 +116,7 @@ DrmPipeline::Error DrmPipeline::applyPendingChangesLegacy()
         if (m_connector->scalingMode.isValid() && m_connector->scalingMode.hasEnum(DrmConnector::ScalingMode::None)) {
             m_connector->scalingMode.setEnumLegacy(DrmConnector::ScalingMode::None);
         }
-        if (m_pending.crtc != m_current.crtc || m_pending.mode != m_current.mode) {
+        if (m_pending.crtc != m_next.crtc || m_pending.mode != m_next.mode) {
             Error err = legacyModeset();
             if (err != Error::None) {
                 return err;