diff --git a/include/sway/output.h b/include/sway/output.h
index 7e2d58927..1dcabc256 100644
--- a/include/sway/output.h
+++ b/include/sway/output.h
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ struct sway_output {
 	uint32_t refresh_nsec;
 	int max_render_time; // In milliseconds
 	struct wl_event_source *repaint_timer;
-	bool gamma_lut_changed;
 	bool allow_tearing;
 };
 
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ enum wlr_direction opposite_direction(enum wlr_direction d);
 
 void handle_output_layout_change(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 
-void handle_gamma_control_set_gamma(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-
 void handle_output_manager_apply(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 
 void handle_output_manager_test(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 7f5ec5f82..72f753b02 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ static int output_repaint_timer_handler(void *data) {
 		.color_transform = output->color_transform,
 	};
 
-	struct wlr_output *wlr_output = output->wlr_output;
 	struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output = output->scene_output;
 	if (!wlr_scene_output_needs_frame(scene_output)) {
 		return 0;
@@ -276,22 +275,6 @@ static int output_repaint_timer_handler(void *data) {
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (output->gamma_lut_changed) {
-		output->gamma_lut_changed = false;
-		struct wlr_gamma_control_v1 *gamma_control =
-			wlr_gamma_control_manager_v1_get_control(
-			server.gamma_control_manager_v1, output->wlr_output);
-		if (!wlr_gamma_control_v1_apply(gamma_control, &pending)) {
-			wlr_output_state_finish(&pending);
-			return 0;
-		}
-
-		if (!wlr_output_test_state(output->wlr_output, &pending)) {
-			wlr_gamma_control_v1_send_failed_and_destroy(gamma_control);
-			wlr_output_state_set_gamma_lut(&pending, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
-		}
-	}
-
 	if (output_can_tear(output)) {
 		pending.tearing_page_flip = true;
 
@@ -472,11 +455,6 @@ static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 
 		update_output_manager_config(output->server);
 	}
-
-	// Next time the output is enabled, try to re-apply the gamma LUT
-	if ((event->state->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_ENABLED) && !output->wlr_output->enabled) {
-		output->gamma_lut_changed = true;
-	}
 }
 
 static void handle_present(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
@@ -585,21 +563,6 @@ void handle_output_layout_change(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	update_output_manager_config(server);
 }
 
-void handle_gamma_control_set_gamma(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct sway_server *server =
-		wl_container_of(listener, server, gamma_control_set_gamma);
-	const struct wlr_gamma_control_manager_v1_set_gamma_event *event = data;
-
-	struct sway_output *output = event->output->data;
-
-	if(!output) {
-		return;
-	}
-
-	output->gamma_lut_changed = true;
-	wlr_output_schedule_frame(output->wlr_output);
-}
-
 static struct output_config *output_config_for_config_head(
 		struct wlr_output_configuration_head_v1 *config_head,
 		struct sway_output *output) {
diff --git a/sway/server.c b/sway/server.c
index f89bd529b..1ca560869 100644
--- a/sway/server.c
+++ b/sway/server.c
@@ -272,9 +272,8 @@ bool server_init(struct sway_server *server) {
 
 	server->gamma_control_manager_v1 =
 		wlr_gamma_control_manager_v1_create(server->wl_display);
-	server->gamma_control_set_gamma.notify = handle_gamma_control_set_gamma;
-	wl_signal_add(&server->gamma_control_manager_v1->events.set_gamma,
-		&server->gamma_control_set_gamma);
+	wlr_scene_set_gamma_control_manager_v1(root->root_scene,
+		server->gamma_control_manager_v1);
 
 	server->new_output.notify = handle_new_output;
 	wl_signal_add(&server->backend->events.new_output, &server->new_output);