diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a3e73b..fde889f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # swaylock
 
 swaylock is a screen locking utility for Wayland compositors. It is compatible
-with any Wayland compositor which implements the following Wayland protocols:
+with any Wayland compositor which implements one of the following Wayland
+protocols:
 
-- wlr-layer-shell + wlr-input-inhibitor, or ext-session-lock-v1
-- xdg-output
+- ext-session-lock-v1, or
+- wlr-layer-shell and wlr-input-inhibitor
 
 See the man page, `swaylock(1)`, for instructions on using swaylock.
 
diff --git a/include/swaylock.h b/include/swaylock.h
index 30f9117..b6daffc 100644
--- a/include/swaylock.h
+++ b/include/swaylock.h
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct swaylock_state {
 	enum auth_state auth_state;
 	int failed_attempts;
 	bool run_display;
-	struct zxdg_output_manager_v1 *zxdg_output_manager;
 	struct ext_session_lock_manager_v1 *ext_session_lock_manager_v1;
 	struct ext_session_lock_v1 *ext_session_lock_v1;
 };
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ struct swaylock_surface {
 	struct swaylock_state *state;
 	struct wl_output *output;
 	uint32_t output_global_name;
-	struct zxdg_output_v1 *xdg_output;
 	struct wl_surface *surface;
 	struct wl_surface *child; // surface made into subsurface
 	struct wl_subsurface *subsurface;
diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 7f7bd6c..f289b5e 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "swaylock.h"
 #include "wlr-input-inhibitor-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
-#include "xdg-output-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "ext-session-lock-v1-client-protocol.h"
 
 static uint32_t parse_color(const char *color) {
@@ -295,46 +294,24 @@ static void handle_wl_output_scale(void *data, struct wl_output *output,
 	}
 }
 
+static void handle_wl_output_name(void *data, struct wl_output *output,
+		const char *name) {
+	struct swaylock_surface *surface = data;
+	surface->output_name = strdup(name);
+}
+
+static void handle_wl_output_description(void *data, struct wl_output *output,
+		const char *description) {
+	// Who cares
+}
+
 struct wl_output_listener _wl_output_listener = {
 	.geometry = handle_wl_output_geometry,
 	.mode = handle_wl_output_mode,
 	.done = handle_wl_output_done,
 	.scale = handle_wl_output_scale,
-};
-
-static void handle_xdg_output_logical_size(void *data, struct zxdg_output_v1 *output,
-		int width, int height) {
-	// Who cares
-}
-
-static void handle_xdg_output_logical_position(void *data,
-		struct zxdg_output_v1 *output, int x, int y) {
-	// Who cares
-}
-
-static void handle_xdg_output_name(void *data, struct zxdg_output_v1 *output,
-		const char *name) {
-	swaylock_log(LOG_DEBUG, "output name is %s", name);
-	struct swaylock_surface *surface = data;
-	surface->xdg_output = output;
-	surface->output_name = strdup(name);
-}
-
-static void handle_xdg_output_description(void *data, struct zxdg_output_v1 *output,
-		const char *description) {
-	// Who cares
-}
-
-static void handle_xdg_output_done(void *data, struct zxdg_output_v1 *output) {
-	// Who cares
-}
-
-struct zxdg_output_v1_listener _xdg_output_listener = {
-	.logical_position = handle_xdg_output_logical_position,
-	.logical_size = handle_xdg_output_logical_size,
-	.done = handle_xdg_output_done,
-	.name = handle_xdg_output_name,
-	.description = handle_xdg_output_description,
+	.name = handle_wl_output_name,
+	.description = handle_wl_output_description,
 };
 
 static void ext_session_lock_v1_handle_locked(void *data, struct ext_session_lock_v1 *lock) {
@@ -377,15 +354,12 @@ static void handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
 	} else if (strcmp(interface, zwlr_input_inhibit_manager_v1_interface.name) == 0) {
 		state->input_inhibit_manager = wl_registry_bind(
 				registry, name, &zwlr_input_inhibit_manager_v1_interface, 1);
-	} else if (strcmp(interface, zxdg_output_manager_v1_interface.name) == 0) {
-		state->zxdg_output_manager = wl_registry_bind(
-				registry, name, &zxdg_output_manager_v1_interface, 2);
 	} else if (strcmp(interface, wl_output_interface.name) == 0) {
 		struct swaylock_surface *surface =
 			calloc(1, sizeof(struct swaylock_surface));
 		surface->state = state;
 		surface->output = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-				&wl_output_interface, 3);
+				&wl_output_interface, 4);
 		surface->output_global_name = name;
 		wl_output_add_listener(surface->output, &_wl_output_listener, surface);
 		wl_list_insert(&state->surfaces, &surface->link);
@@ -1265,20 +1239,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	if (state.zxdg_output_manager) {
-		struct swaylock_surface *surface;
-		wl_list_for_each(surface, &state.surfaces, link) {
-			surface->xdg_output = zxdg_output_manager_v1_get_xdg_output(
-						state.zxdg_output_manager, surface->output);
-			zxdg_output_v1_add_listener(
-					surface->xdg_output, &_xdg_output_listener, surface);
-		}
-		wl_display_roundtrip(state.display);
-	} else {
-		swaylock_log(LOG_INFO, "Compositor does not support zxdg output "
-				"manager, images assigned to named outputs will not work");
-	}
-
 	struct swaylock_surface *surface;
 	wl_list_for_each(surface, &state.surfaces, link) {
 		create_surface(surface);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 48c43fc..ff120c8 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ if is_freebsd
 	add_project_arguments('-D_C11_SOURCE', language: 'c')
 endif
 
-wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client')
+wayland_client = dependency('wayland-client', version: '>=1.20.0')
 wayland_protos = dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>=1.25', fallback: 'wayland-protocols')
 wayland_scanner = dependency('wayland-scanner', version: '>=1.15.0')
 xkbcommon = dependency('xkbcommon')
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ client_protos_headers = []
 
 client_protocols = [
 	[wl_protocol_dir, 'stable/xdg-shell/xdg-shell.xml'],
-	[wl_protocol_dir, 'unstable/xdg-output/xdg-output-unstable-v1.xml'],
 	[wl_protocol_dir, 'staging/ext-session-lock/ext-session-lock-v1.xml'],
 	['wlr-layer-shell-unstable-v1.xml'],
 	['wlr-input-inhibitor-unstable-v1.xml'],