diff --git a/composite.h b/composite.h
--- a/composite.h
+++ b/composite.h
@@ -92,9 +92,6 @@
     bool isActive();
     virtual int refreshRate() const = 0;
 
-    bool hasScene() const {
-        return m_scene != NULL;
-    }
     Scene *scene() const {
         return m_scene;
     }
diff --git a/composite.cpp b/composite.cpp
--- a/composite.cpp
+++ b/composite.cpp
@@ -534,32 +534,36 @@
 
 void Compositor::addRepaint(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-    if (!hasScene())
+    if (m_state != State::On) {
         return;
+    }
     repaints_region += QRegion(x, y, w, h);
     scheduleRepaint();
 }
 
 void Compositor::addRepaint(const QRect& r)
 {
-    if (!hasScene())
+    if (m_state != State::On) {
         return;
+    }
     repaints_region += r;
     scheduleRepaint();
 }
 
 void Compositor::addRepaint(const QRegion& r)
 {
-    if (!hasScene())
+    if (m_state != State::On) {
         return;
+    }
     repaints_region += r;
     scheduleRepaint();
 }
 
 void Compositor::addRepaintFull()
 {
-    if (!hasScene())
+    if (m_state != State::On) {
         return;
+    }
     const QSize &s = screens()->size();
     repaints_region = QRegion(0, 0, s.width(), s.height());
     scheduleRepaint();
@@ -976,7 +980,7 @@
 
 bool X11Compositor::checkForOverlayWindow(WId w) const
 {
-    if (!hasScene()) {
+    if (!scene()) {
         // No scene, so it cannot be the overlay window.
         return false;
     }
@@ -990,7 +994,7 @@
 
 bool X11Compositor::isOverlayWindowVisible() const
 {
-    if (!hasScene()) {
+    if (!scene()) {
         return false;
     }
     if (!scene()->overlayWindow()) {
diff --git a/dbusinterface.cpp b/dbusinterface.cpp
--- a/dbusinterface.cpp
+++ b/dbusinterface.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@
 
 QString CompositorDBusInterface::compositingType() const
 {
-    if (!m_compositor->hasScene()) {
+    if (!m_compositor->scene()) {
         return QStringLiteral("none");
     }
     switch (m_compositor->scene()->compositingType()) {
diff --git a/platform.cpp b/platform.cpp
--- a/platform.cpp
+++ b/platform.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@
 
 Decoration::Renderer *Platform::createDecorationRenderer(Decoration::DecoratedClientImpl *client)
 {
-    if (Compositor::self()->hasScene()) {
+    if (Compositor::self()->scene()) {
         return Compositor::self()->scene()->createDecorationRenderer(client);
     }
     return nullptr;
diff --git a/workspace.cpp b/workspace.cpp
--- a/workspace.cpp
+++ b/workspace.cpp
@@ -1759,7 +1759,7 @@
 
 bool Workspace::compositing() const
 {
-    return m_compositor && m_compositor->hasScene();
+    return m_compositor && m_compositor->scene();
 }
 
 void Workspace::markXStackingOrderAsDirty()