diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index d196ef6..4cca4f9 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ static void pointerfocus(Client *c, struct wlr_surface *surface,
 static void quit(const Arg *arg);
 static void render(struct wlr_surface *surface, int sx, int sy, void *data);
 static void renderclients(Monitor *m, struct timespec *now);
-static void renderlayer(Monitor *m, struct wl_list *layer_surfaces);
-static void renderlayersurface(struct wlr_surface *surface, int sx, int sy, void *data);
+static void renderlayer(struct wl_list *layer_surfaces, struct timespec *now);
 static void rendermon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void resize(Client *c, int x, int y, int w, int h, int interact);
 static void run(char *startup_cmd);
@@ -1554,40 +1553,19 @@ renderclients(Monitor *m, struct timespec *now)
 }
 
 void
-renderlayer(Monitor *m, struct wl_list *layer_surfaces)
+renderlayer(struct wl_list *layer_surfaces, struct timespec *now)
 {
+	struct render_data rdata;
 	LayerSurface *layersurface;
-	wl_list_for_each(layersurface, layer_surfaces, link)
+	wl_list_for_each(layersurface, layer_surfaces, link) {
+		rdata.output = layersurface->layer_surface->output;
+		rdata.when = now;
+		rdata.x = layersurface->geo.x;
+		rdata.y = layersurface->geo.y;
+
 		wlr_surface_for_each_surface(layersurface->layer_surface->surface,
-			renderlayersurface, layersurface);
-}
-
-void
-renderlayersurface(struct wlr_surface *surface, int sx, int sy, void *data)
-{
-	LayerSurface *layersurface = data;
-	struct wlr_texture *texture = wlr_surface_get_texture(surface);
-	struct wlr_output *output;
-	double ox = 0, oy = 0;
-	enum wl_output_transform transform;
-	struct wlr_box box;
-	float matrix[9];
-	struct timespec now;
-
-	if (!texture) {
-		return;
+				render, &rdata);
 	}
-
-	output = layersurface->layer_surface->output;
-	wlr_output_layout_output_coords(output_layout, output, &ox, &oy);
-	ox += layersurface->geo.x + sx, oy += layersurface->geo.y + sy;
-	transform = wlr_output_transform_invert(surface->current.transform);
-	memcpy(&box, &layersurface->geo, sizeof(struct wlr_box));
-	wlr_matrix_project_box(matrix, &box, transform, 0,
-		output->transform_matrix);
-	wlr_render_texture_with_matrix(drw, texture, matrix, 1);
-	clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
-	wlr_surface_send_frame_done(surface, &now);
 }
 
 void
@@ -1620,14 +1598,14 @@ rendermon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 		wlr_renderer_begin(drw, m->wlr_output->width, m->wlr_output->height);
 		wlr_renderer_clear(drw, rootcolor);
 
-		renderlayer(m, &m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND]);
-		renderlayer(m, &m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM]);
+		renderlayer(&m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BACKGROUND], &now);
+		renderlayer(&m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_BOTTOM], &now);
 		renderclients(m, &now);
 #ifdef XWAYLAND
 		renderindependents(m->wlr_output, &now);
 #endif
-		renderlayer(m, &m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP]);
-		renderlayer(m, &m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY]);
+		renderlayer(&m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_TOP], &now);
+		renderlayer(&m->layers[ZWLR_LAYER_SHELL_V1_LAYER_OVERLAY], &now);
 
 		/* Hardware cursors are rendered by the GPU on a separate plane, and can be
 		 * moved around without re-rendering what's beneath them - which is more