diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
index 800f6edae1..0cce0d0250 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkdisplay-quartz.c
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ display_reconfiguration_callback (CGDirectDisplayID            cg_display,
       return;
 
   if (flags & (kCGDisplayMovedFlag | kCGDisplayAddFlag | kCGDisplayEnabledFlag |
-               kCGDisplaySetMainFlag | kCGDisplayDesktopShapeChangedFlag |
-               kCGDisplayMirrorFlag | kCGDisplayUnMirrorFlag))
+               kCGDisplaySetMainFlag | kCGDisplayMirrorFlag |
+               kCGDisplayUnMirrorFlag))
     {
       GdkQuartzMonitor *monitor = NULL;
       guint index;
diff --git a/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c b/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
index ed2a30491a..848ad6a31f 100644
--- a/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
+++ b/gdk/quartz/gdkscreen-quartz.c
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ gdk_quartz_screen_init (GdkQuartzScreen *quartz_screen)
   /* The first monitors-changed should have fired already. */
   _gdk_screen_set_resolution (screen, dpi);
   gdk_quartz_screen_calculate_layout (quartz_screen, NULL);
-  quartz_screen->emit_monitors_changed = FALSE;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -185,11 +184,7 @@ gdk_quartz_screen_reconfigure (GdkQuartzDisplay *display, GdkQuartzScreen *scree
 
   _gdk_quartz_screen_update_window_sizes (GDK_SCREEN (screen));
 
-  if (screen->emit_monitors_changed)
-    {
-      g_signal_emit_by_name (screen, "monitors-changed");
-      screen->emit_monitors_changed = FALSE;
-    }
+  g_signal_emit_by_name (screen, "monitors-changed");
 
   if (width != gdk_screen_get_width (GDK_SCREEN (screen))
       || height != gdk_screen_get_height (GDK_SCREEN (screen)))