diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.h b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
 class RelativePointer;
 class RelativePointerManager;
 class Seat;
-class Shell;
 class SubCompositor;
 class SubSurface;
 class Surface;
@@ -236,7 +235,6 @@
     KWayland::Client::Registry *m_registry;
     KWayland::Client::Compositor *m_compositor;
     KWayland::Client::SubCompositor *m_subCompositor;
-    KWayland::Client::Shell *m_shell;
     KWayland::Client::XdgShell *m_xdgShell = nullptr;
     KWayland::Client::ShmPool *m_shm;
     KWayland::Client::ConnectionThread *m_connectionThreadObject;
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include <KWayland/Client/relativepointer.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/seat.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/server_decoration.h>
-#include <KWayland/Client/shell.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/shm_pool.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/subcompositor.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/subsurface.h>
@@ -448,7 +447,6 @@
     , m_registry(new Registry(this))
     , m_compositor(new KWayland::Client::Compositor(this))
     , m_subCompositor(new KWayland::Client::SubCompositor(this))
-    , m_shell(new Shell(this))
     , m_shm(new ShmPool(this))
     , m_connectionThreadObject(new ConnectionThread(nullptr))
     , m_connectionThread(nullptr)
@@ -468,7 +466,6 @@
     if (m_xdgShell) {
         m_xdgShell->release();
     }
-    m_shell->release();
     m_subCompositor->release();
     m_compositor->release();
     m_registry->release();
@@ -495,11 +492,6 @@
             m_subCompositor->setup(m_registry->bindSubCompositor(name, 1));
         }
     );
-    connect(m_registry, &Registry::shellAnnounced, this,
-        [this](quint32 name) {
-            m_shell->setup(m_registry->bindShell(name, 1));
-        }
-    );
     connect(m_registry, &Registry::seatAnnounced, this,
         [this](quint32 name) {
             if (Application::usesLibinput()) {
@@ -619,9 +611,6 @@
             qDeleteAll(m_outputs);
             m_outputs.clear();
 
-            if (m_shell) {
-                m_shell->destroy();
-            }
             if (m_xdgShell) {
                 m_xdgShell->destroy();
             }
@@ -698,8 +687,6 @@
 
         if (m_xdgShell && m_xdgShell->isValid()) {
             waylandOutput = new XdgShellOutput(surface, m_xdgShell, this, i+1);
-        } else if (m_shell->isValid()) {
-            waylandOutput = new ShellOutput(surface, m_shell, this);
         }
 
         if (!waylandOutput) {
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.h b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.h
@@ -96,18 +96,6 @@
     bool m_rendered = false;
 };
 
-class ShellOutput : public WaylandOutput
-{
-public:
-    ShellOutput(KWayland::Client::Surface *surface,
-                KWayland::Client::Shell *shell,
-                WaylandBackend *backend);
-    ~ShellOutput() override;
-
-private:
-    KWayland::Client::ShellSurface *m_shellSurface = nullptr;
-};
-
 class XdgShellOutput : public WaylandOutput
 {
 public:
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/wayland_output.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 #include <KWayland/Client/pointerconstraints.h>
 #include <KWayland/Client/surface.h>
-#include <KWayland/Client/shell.h>
 
 #include <KWayland/Server/display.h>
 
@@ -74,19 +73,6 @@
     setGlobalPos(logicalPosition);
 }
 
-ShellOutput::ShellOutput(Surface *surface, Shell *shell, WaylandBackend *backend)
-    : WaylandOutput(surface, backend)
-{
-    auto shellSurface = shell->createSurface(surface, this);
-    shellSurface->setToplevel();
-}
-
-ShellOutput::~ShellOutput()
-{
-    m_shellSurface->destroy();
-    delete m_shellSurface;
-}
-
 XdgShellOutput::XdgShellOutput(Surface *surface, XdgShell *xdgShell, WaylandBackend *backend, int number)
     : WaylandOutput(surface, backend)
     , m_number(number)