diff --git a/i3bar/src/xcb.c b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
index ab59209de..671588fe5 100644
--- a/i3bar/src/xcb.c
+++ b/i3bar/src/xcb.c
@@ -1532,7 +1532,6 @@ void clean_xcb(void) {
     free_font();
 
     xcb_free_cursor(xcb_connection, cursor);
-    xcb_flush(xcb_connection);
     xcb_aux_sync(xcb_connection);
     xcb_disconnect(xcb_connection);
 
diff --git a/src/restore_layout.c b/src/restore_layout.c
index 78f0e0975..6f35d1653 100644
--- a/src/restore_layout.c
+++ b/src/restore_layout.c
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ static void update_placeholder_contents(placeholder_state *state) {
     draw_util_clear_surface(&(state->surface), background);
 
     // TODO: make i3font functions per-connection, at least these two for now…?
-    xcb_flush(restore_conn);
     xcb_aux_sync(restore_conn);
 
     Match *swallows;
@@ -180,7 +179,6 @@ static void update_placeholder_contents(placeholder_state *state) {
     int y = (state->rect.height / 2) - (config.font.height / 2);
     draw_util_text(line, &(state->surface), foreground, background, x, y, text_width);
     i3string_free(line);
-    xcb_flush(restore_conn);
     xcb_aux_sync(restore_conn);
 }