diff --git a/miext/shadow/shadow.c b/miext/shadow/shadow.c
index 522e21bd0..6690f7047 100644
--- a/miext/shadow/shadow.c
+++ b/miext/shadow/shadow.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ shadowGetImage(DrawablePtr pDrawable, int sx, int sy, int w, int h,
     wrap(pBuf, pScreen, GetImage);
 }
 
-#define BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-
 static Bool
 shadowCloseScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
@@ -104,35 +102,12 @@ shadowCloseScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     unwrap(pBuf, pScreen, CloseScreen);
     shadowRemove(pScreen, pBuf->pPixmap);
     DamageDestroy(pBuf->pDamage);
-#ifdef BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-    RegionUninit(&pBuf->damage);        /* bc */
-#endif
     if (pBuf->pPixmap)
         pScreen->DestroyPixmap(pBuf->pPixmap);
     free(pBuf);
     return pScreen->CloseScreen(pScreen);
 }
 
-#ifdef BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-static void
-shadowReportFunc(DamagePtr pDamage, RegionPtr pRegion, void *closure)
-{
-    ScreenPtr pScreen = closure;
-    shadowBufPtr pBuf = (shadowBufPtr)
-        dixLookupPrivate(&pScreen->devPrivates, shadowScrPrivateKey);
-
-    /* Register the damaged region, use DamageReportNone below when we
-     * want to break BC below... */
-    RegionUnion(&pDamage->damage, &pDamage->damage, pRegion);
-
-    /*
-     * BC hack.  In 7.0 and earlier several drivers would inspect the
-     * 'damage' member directly, so we have to keep it existing.
-     */
-    RegionCopy(&pBuf->damage, pRegion);
-}
-#endif
-
 Bool
 shadowSetup(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
@@ -147,15 +122,9 @@ shadowSetup(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     pBuf = malloc(sizeof(shadowBufRec));
     if (!pBuf)
         return FALSE;
-#ifdef BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-    pBuf->pDamage = DamageCreate((DamageReportFunc) shadowReportFunc,
-                                 (DamageDestroyFunc) NULL,
-                                 DamageReportRawRegion, TRUE, pScreen, pScreen);
-#else
     pBuf->pDamage = DamageCreate((DamageReportFunc) NULL,
                                  (DamageDestroyFunc) NULL,
                                  DamageReportNone, TRUE, pScreen, pScreen);
-#endif
     if (!pBuf->pDamage) {
         free(pBuf);
         return FALSE;
@@ -168,9 +137,6 @@ shadowSetup(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     pBuf->pPixmap = 0;
     pBuf->closure = 0;
     pBuf->randr = 0;
-#ifdef BACKWARDS_COMPATIBILITY
-    RegionNull(&pBuf->damage);  /* bc */
-#endif
 
     dixSetPrivate(&pScreen->devPrivates, shadowScrPrivateKey, pBuf);
     return TRUE;
diff --git a/miext/shadow/shadow.h b/miext/shadow/shadow.h
index 421ae96a6..9c5f991f8 100644
--- a/miext/shadow/shadow.h
+++ b/miext/shadow/shadow.h
@@ -43,12 +43,10 @@ typedef void *(*ShadowWindowProc) (ScreenPtr pScreen,
                                    CARD32 offset,
                                    int mode, CARD32 *size, void *closure);
 
-/* BC hack: do not move the damage member.  see shadow.c for explanation. */
 typedef struct _shadowBuf {
     DamagePtr pDamage;
     ShadowUpdateProc update;
     ShadowWindowProc window;
-    RegionRec damage;
     PixmapPtr pPixmap;
     void *closure;
     int randr;