diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
index 6b6d35dba..bf10d5e2b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.c
@@ -284,25 +284,12 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer)
   return priv->displayed_cursor;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
 void
-meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                    MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland)
-{
-
-  MetaCursorRendererClass *renderer_class = META_CURSOR_RENDERER_GET_CLASS (renderer);
-
-  if (renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer)
-    renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer (renderer, sprite_wayland);
-}
-#endif
-
-void
-meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_xcursor (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                  MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
+meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_sprite (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                            MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite)
 {
   MetaCursorRendererClass *renderer_class = META_CURSOR_RENDERER_GET_CLASS (renderer);
 
-  if (renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_xcursor)
-    renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_xcursor (renderer, sprite_xcursor);
+  if (renderer_class->realize_cursor_sprite)
+    renderer_class->realize_cursor_sprite (renderer, cursor_sprite);
 }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
index 699b20aae..82581995f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-renderer.h
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 
 #include <meta/screen.h>
 #include "meta-cursor.h"
-#include "backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.h"
-
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
-#include "wayland/meta-cursor-sprite-wayland.h"
-#endif
 
 #define META_TYPE_CURSOR_RENDERER (meta_cursor_renderer_get_type ())
 G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE (MetaCursorRenderer, meta_cursor_renderer,
@@ -45,12 +40,8 @@ struct _MetaCursorRendererClass
 
   gboolean (* update_cursor) (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                               MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
-  void (* realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer) (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                          MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland);
-#endif
-  void (* realize_cursor_from_xcursor) (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                        MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor);
+  void (* realize_cursor_sprite) (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                  MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
 };
 
 MetaCursorRenderer * meta_cursor_renderer_new (void);
@@ -69,13 +60,8 @@ MetaCursorSprite * meta_cursor_renderer_get_cursor (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer
 ClutterRect meta_cursor_renderer_calculate_rect (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                                  MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
-void meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                         MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland);
-#endif
-
-void meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_xcursor (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                       MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor);
+void meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_sprite (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                                 MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
 
 void meta_cursor_renderer_emit_painted (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
                                         MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.c b/src/backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.c
index 98456ab76..f30446695 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.c
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ load_cursor_on_client (MetaCursor cursor, int scale)
 static void
 load_from_current_xcursor_image (MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
 {
+  MetaCursorSprite *sprite = META_CURSOR_SPRITE (sprite_xcursor);
   MetaBackend *backend = meta_get_backend ();
   MetaCursorRenderer *renderer = meta_backend_get_cursor_renderer (backend);
   XcursorImage *xc_image;
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ load_from_current_xcursor_image (MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
   CoglTexture2D *texture;
   CoglError *error = NULL;
 
-  g_assert (!meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (META_CURSOR_SPRITE (sprite_xcursor)));
+  g_assert (!meta_cursor_sprite_get_cogl_texture (sprite));
 
   xc_image = meta_cursor_sprite_xcursor_get_current_image (sprite_xcursor);
   width = (int) xc_image->width;
@@ -155,13 +156,13 @@ load_from_current_xcursor_image (MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
       cogl_error_free (error);
     }
 
-  meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture (META_CURSOR_SPRITE (sprite_xcursor),
+  meta_cursor_sprite_set_texture (sprite,
                                   COGL_TEXTURE (texture),
                                   xc_image->xhot, xc_image->yhot);
 
   g_clear_pointer (&texture, cogl_object_unref);
 
-  meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_xcursor (renderer, sprite_xcursor);
+  meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_sprite (renderer, sprite);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index a56cf4dfb..156d83d15 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <meta/meta-backend.h>
 
 #include "backends/meta-backend-private.h"
+#include "backends/meta-cursor-sprite-xcursor.h"
 #include "backends/meta-logical-monitor.h"
 #include "backends/meta-monitor.h"
 #include "backends/meta-monitor-manager-private.h"
@@ -942,8 +943,8 @@ realize_cursor_sprite_from_wl_buffer_for_gpu (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
 }
 
 static void
-meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                           MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland)
+realize_cursor_sprite_from_wl_buffer (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
+                                      MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland)
 {
   MetaCursorRendererNative *native = META_CURSOR_RENDERER_NATIVE (renderer);
   MetaCursorRendererNativePrivate *priv =
@@ -1002,8 +1003,8 @@ realize_cursor_sprite_from_xcursor_for_gpu (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
 }
 
 static void
-meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_from_xcursor (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
-                                                         MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
+realize_cursor_sprite_from_xcursor (MetaCursorRenderer      *renderer,
+                                    MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor)
 {
   MetaCursorRendererNative *native = META_CURSOR_RENDERER_NATIVE (renderer);
   MetaCursorRendererNativePrivate *priv =
@@ -1025,6 +1026,28 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_from_xcursor (MetaCursorRenderer
     }
 }
 
+static void
+meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_sprite (MetaCursorRenderer *renderer,
+                                                   MetaCursorSprite   *cursor_sprite)
+{
+  if (META_IS_CURSOR_SPRITE_XCURSOR (cursor_sprite))
+    {
+      MetaCursorSpriteXcursor *sprite_xcursor =
+        META_CURSOR_SPRITE_XCURSOR (cursor_sprite);
+
+      realize_cursor_sprite_from_xcursor (renderer, sprite_xcursor);
+    }
+#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
+  else if (META_IS_CURSOR_SPRITE_WAYLAND (cursor_sprite))
+    {
+      MetaCursorSpriteWayland *sprite_wayland =
+        META_CURSOR_SPRITE_WAYLAND (cursor_sprite);
+
+      realize_cursor_sprite_from_wl_buffer (renderer, sprite_wayland);
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
 static void
 meta_cursor_renderer_native_class_init (MetaCursorRendererNativeClass *klass)
 {
@@ -1033,12 +1056,8 @@ meta_cursor_renderer_native_class_init (MetaCursorRendererNativeClass *klass)
 
   object_class->finalize = meta_cursor_renderer_native_finalize;
   renderer_class->update_cursor = meta_cursor_renderer_native_update_cursor;
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
-  renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer =
-    meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer;
-#endif
-  renderer_class->realize_cursor_from_xcursor =
-    meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_from_xcursor;
+  renderer_class->realize_cursor_sprite =
+    meta_cursor_renderer_native_realize_cursor_sprite;
 
   quark_cursor_sprite = g_quark_from_static_string ("-meta-cursor-native");
   quark_cursor_renderer_native_gpu_data =
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
index 9766e1e18..7b7d63c28 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-cursor-surface.c
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ update_cursor_sprite_texture (MetaWaylandCursorSurface *cursor_surface)
       if (priv->buffer)
         {
           g_assert (priv->buffer == buffer);
-          meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_from_wl_buffer (priv->cursor_renderer,
-                                                              priv->cursor_sprite);
+          meta_cursor_renderer_realize_cursor_sprite (priv->cursor_renderer,
+                                                      cursor_sprite);
 
           meta_wayland_surface_unref_buffer_use_count (surface);
           g_clear_object (&priv->buffer);