diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
index 2c5764b23d..50078ad387 100644
--- a/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testPriorDetect()
     QCOMPARE(gl->glslVersion(), Version());
     QCOMPARE(gl->mesaVersion(), Version());
     QCOMPARE(gl->galliumVersion(), Version());
-    QCOMPARE(gl->serverVersion(), Version());
     QCOMPARE(gl->driverVersion(), Version());
 
     QCOMPARE(gl->driver(), Driver_Unknown);
@@ -255,7 +254,6 @@ void GLPlatformTest::testDetect()
     QCOMPARE(gl->glslVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "GLSLVersion"));
     QCOMPARE(gl->mesaVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "MesaVersion"));
     QCOMPARE(gl->galliumVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "GalliumVersion"));
-    QCOMPARE(gl->serverVersion(), Version());
     QEXPECT_FAIL("amd-catalyst-radeonhd-7700M-3.1.13399", "Detects GL version instead of driver version", Continue);
     QCOMPARE(gl->driverVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "DriverVersion"));
 
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
index 61c4d1a3ef..730d1e7770 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.cpp
@@ -30,19 +30,6 @@ namespace KWin
 
 std::unique_ptr<GLPlatform> GLPlatform::s_platform;
 
-static Version getXServerVersion()
-{
-    if (xcb_connection_t *c = connection()) {
-        auto setup = xcb_get_setup(c);
-        const QByteArray vendorName(xcb_setup_vendor(setup), xcb_setup_vendor_length(setup));
-        if (vendorName.contains("X.Org")) {
-            const int release = setup->release_number;
-            return Version(release / 10000000, (release / 100000) % 100, (release / 1000) % 100);
-        }
-    }
-    return Version(0, 0, 0);
-}
-
 // Extracts the portion of a string that matches a regular expression
 static QString extract(const QString &text, const QString &pattern)
 {
@@ -791,8 +778,6 @@ void GLPlatform::detect(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         }
     }
 
-    m_serverVersion = getXServerVersion();
-
     if (m_supportsGLSL) {
         // Parse the GLSL version
         m_glsl_version = (const char *)glGetString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION);
@@ -1158,9 +1143,6 @@ void GLPlatform::printResults() const
     }
     // if (galliumVersion() > 0)
     //     print("Gallium version:", versionToString(m_galliumVersion));
-    if (serverVersion().isValid()) {
-        print(QByteArrayLiteral("X server version:"), m_serverVersion.toByteArray());
-    }
 
     print(QByteArrayLiteral("Requires strict binding:"), !m_looseBinding ? QByteArrayLiteral("yes") : QByteArrayLiteral("no"));
     print(QByteArrayLiteral("GLSL shaders:"), m_supportsGLSL ? QByteArrayLiteral("yes") : QByteArrayLiteral("no"));
@@ -1208,11 +1190,6 @@ Version GLPlatform::galliumVersion() const
     return m_galliumVersion;
 }
 
-Version GLPlatform::serverVersion() const
-{
-    return m_serverVersion;
-}
-
 Version GLPlatform::driverVersion() const
 {
     if (isMesaDriver()) {
diff --git a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
index 0b30ab8404..bc388b41ce 100644
--- a/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
+++ b/src/libkwineffects/glplatform.h
@@ -226,16 +226,6 @@ public:
      */
     Version galliumVersion() const;
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the X server version.
-     *
-     * Note that the version number changed from 7.2 to 1.3 in the first release
-     * following the doupling of the X server from the katamari.
-     *
-     * For non X.org servers, this method returns 0.
-     */
-    Version serverVersion() const;
-
     /**
      * Returns the driver version.
      *
@@ -431,7 +421,6 @@ private:
     Version m_mesaVersion;
     Version m_driverVersion;
     Version m_galliumVersion;
-    Version m_serverVersion;
     bool m_looseBinding : 1;
     bool m_supportsGLSL : 1;
     bool m_textureNPOT : 1;
diff --git a/src/utils/xcbutils.h b/src/utils/xcbutils.h
index 1589d0cb2f..61fa72ae9a 100644
--- a/src/utils/xcbutils.h
+++ b/src/utils/xcbutils.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include "libkwineffects/kwinglobals.h"
 #include "libkwineffects/kwinxcb.h"
+#include "libkwineffects/version.h"
 #include "main.h"
 #include "utils/c_ptr.h"
 
@@ -2079,6 +2080,19 @@ inline uint8_t Shm::pixmapFormat() const
     return m_pixmapFormat;
 }
 
+inline static Version xServerVersion()
+{
+    if (xcb_connection_t *c = connection()) {
+        auto setup = xcb_get_setup(c);
+        const QByteArray vendorName(xcb_setup_vendor(setup), xcb_setup_vendor_length(setup));
+        if (vendorName.contains("X.Org")) {
+            const int release = setup->release_number;
+            return Version(release / 10000000, (release / 100000) % 100, (release / 1000) % 100);
+        }
+    }
+    return Version(0, 0, 0);
+}
+
 } // namespace X11
 
 } // namespace KWin
diff --git a/src/workspace.cpp b/src/workspace.cpp
index 1749cbb1bf..30b7b3598f 100644
--- a/src/workspace.cpp
+++ b/src/workspace.cpp
@@ -1796,8 +1796,8 @@ QString Workspace::supportInformation() const
             if (platform->isMesaDriver()) {
                 support.append(QStringLiteral("Mesa version: ") + platform->mesaVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
-            if (platform->serverVersion().isValid()) {
-                support.append(QStringLiteral("X server version: ") + platform->serverVersion().toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
+            if (auto xVersion = Xcb::xServerVersion(); xVersion.isValid()) {
+                support.append(QStringLiteral("X server version: ") + xVersion.toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));
             }
             if (auto kernelVersion = linuxKernelVersion(); kernelVersion.isValid()) {
                 support.append(QStringLiteral("Linux kernel version: ") + kernelVersion.toString() + QStringLiteral("\n"));