diff --git a/sway/desktop/render.c b/sway/desktop/render.c
index 29e42d82..85848a79 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/render.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/render.c
@@ -1445,41 +1445,6 @@ void output_render(struct sway_output *output, struct timespec *when,
 		goto renderer_end;
 	}
 
-	if (server.session_lock.locked) {
-		float clear_color[] = {0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};
-		if (server.session_lock.lock == NULL) {
-			// abandoned lock -> red BG
-			clear_color[0] = 1.f;
-		}
-		int nrects;
-		pixman_box32_t *rects = pixman_region32_rectangles(damage, &nrects);
-		for (int i = 0; i < nrects; ++i) {
-			scissor_output(wlr_output, &rects[i]);
-			fx_renderer_clear(clear_color);
-		}
-
-		if (server.session_lock.lock != NULL) {
-			struct render_data data = {
-				.damage = damage,
-				.deco_data = get_undecorated_decoration_data(),
-			};
-
-			struct wlr_session_lock_surface_v1 *lock_surface;
-			wl_list_for_each(lock_surface, &server.session_lock.lock->surfaces, link) {
-				if (lock_surface->output != wlr_output) {
-					continue;
-				}
-				if (!lock_surface->mapped) {
-					continue;
-				}
-
-				output_surface_for_each_surface(output, lock_surface->surface,
-					0.0, 0.0, render_surface_iterator, &data);
-			}
-		}
-		goto renderer_end;
-	}
-
 	if (output_has_opaque_overlay_layer_surface(output)) {
 		goto render_overlay;
 	}