diff --git a/screens.h b/screens.h
--- a/screens.h
+++ b/screens.h
@@ -214,29 +214,6 @@
     KWIN_SINGLETON(Screens)
 };
 
-/**
- * @brief A base implementation for backends with just a (nested) window
- **/
-class KWIN_EXPORT BasicScreens : public Screens
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    BasicScreens(Platform *backend, QObject *parent = nullptr);
-    virtual ~BasicScreens();
-
-    void init() override;
-    QRect geometry(int screen) const override;
-    int number(const QPoint &pos) const override;
-    QSize size(int screen) const override;
-    qreal scale(int screen) const override;
-    void updateCount() override;
-
-private:
-    Platform *m_backend;
-    QVector<QRect> m_geometries;
-    QVector<qreal> m_scales;
-};
-
 inline
 int Screens::count() const
 {
diff --git a/screens.cpp b/screens.cpp
--- a/screens.cpp
+++ b/screens.cpp
@@ -246,75 +246,4 @@
     }
 }
 
-BasicScreens::BasicScreens(Platform *backend, QObject *parent)
-    : Screens(parent)
-    , m_backend(backend)
-{
-}
-
-BasicScreens::~BasicScreens() = default;
-
-void BasicScreens::init()
-{
-    updateCount();
-    KWin::Screens::init();
-#ifndef KWIN_UNIT_TEST
-    connect(m_backend, &Platform::screenSizeChanged,
-            this, &BasicScreens::startChangedTimer);
-#endif
-    emit changed();
-}
-
-QRect BasicScreens::geometry(int screen) const
-{
-    if (screen < m_geometries.count()) {
-        return m_geometries.at(screen);
-    }
-    return QRect();
-}
-
-QSize BasicScreens::size(int screen) const
-{
-    if (screen < m_geometries.count()) {
-        return m_geometries.at(screen).size();
-    }
-    return QSize();
-}
-
-qreal BasicScreens::scale(int screen) const
-{
-    if (screen < m_scales.count()) {
-        return m_scales.at(screen);
-    }
-    return 1;
-}
-
-void BasicScreens::updateCount()
-{
-    m_geometries = m_backend->screenGeometries();
-    m_scales = m_backend->screenScales();
-    setCount(m_geometries.count());
-}
-
-int BasicScreens::number(const QPoint &pos) const
-{
-    int bestScreen = 0;
-    int minDistance = INT_MAX;
-    for (int i = 0; i < m_geometries.count(); ++i) {
-        const QRect &geo = m_geometries.at(i);
-        if (geo.contains(pos)) {
-            return i;
-        }
-        int distance = QPoint(geo.topLeft() - pos).manhattanLength();
-        distance = qMin(distance, QPoint(geo.topRight() - pos).manhattanLength());
-        distance = qMin(distance, QPoint(geo.bottomRight() - pos).manhattanLength());
-        distance = qMin(distance, QPoint(geo.bottomLeft() - pos).manhattanLength());
-        if (distance < minDistance) {
-            minDistance = distance;
-            bestScreen = i;
-        }
-    }
-    return bestScreen;
-}
-
 } // namespace