diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
index a07774cfb..a9178ff74 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ typedef enum _ClutterFrameClockState
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE,
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED,
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW,
-  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING,
-  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED,
+  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED,
 } ClutterFrameClockState;
 
 struct _ClutterFrameClock
@@ -421,8 +420,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_notify_presented (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW:
       g_warn_if_reached ();
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
       maybe_reschedule_update (frame_clock);
       break;
@@ -443,8 +441,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_notify_ready (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW:
       g_warn_if_reached ();
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
       maybe_reschedule_update (frame_clock);
       break;
@@ -742,8 +739,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_inhibit (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
           frame_clock->pending_reschedule_now = TRUE;
           frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
           break;
-        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
           break;
         }
 
@@ -782,8 +778,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_schedule_update_now (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
       break;
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW:
       return;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule = TRUE;
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule_now = TRUE;
       return;
@@ -838,8 +833,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_schedule_update (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW:
       return;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule = TRUE;
       return;
     }
@@ -894,8 +888,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_set_mode (ClutterFrameClock     *frame_clock,
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule_now = TRUE;
       frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       break;
     }
 
@@ -955,7 +948,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_dispatch (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
   frame_clock->last_dispatch_time_us = time_us;
   g_source_set_ready_time (frame_clock->source, -1);
 
-  frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING;
+  frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED;
 
   frame_count = frame_clock->frame_count++;
 
@@ -989,20 +982,20 @@ clutter_frame_clock_dispatch (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
   switch (frame_clock->state)
     {
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_INIT:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
       g_warn_if_reached ();
       break;
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE:
+      /* Presentation completed synchronously in the above listener */
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED_NOW:
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHED:
       switch (result)
         {
         case CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED:
-          frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED;
           break;
         case CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_IDLE:
+          /* The frame was aborted; nothing to paint/present */
           frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
           maybe_reschedule_update (frame_clock);
           break;
@@ -1219,8 +1212,6 @@ clutter_frame_clock_dispose (GObject *object)
 {
   ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK (object);
 
-  g_warn_if_fail (frame_clock->state != CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING);
-
   if (frame_clock->source)
     {
       g_signal_emit (frame_clock, signals[DESTROY], 0);