diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdrag.c b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdrag.c
index c89b01948f..ee4b5e7020 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdrag.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdrag.c
@@ -326,12 +326,10 @@ gdk_drag_update (GdkDrag         *drag,
                                 &suggested_action,
                                 &possible_actions);
 
-  _gdk_macos_drag_surface_drag_motion (self->drag_surface,
-                                       x_root - self->hot_x,
-                                       y_root - self->hot_y,
-                                       suggested_action,
-                                       possible_actions,
-                                       evtime);
+  if (GDK_IS_MACOS_SURFACE (self->drag_surface))
+    _gdk_macos_surface_move (GDK_MACOS_SURFACE (self->drag_surface),
+                             x_root - self->hot_x,
+                             y_root - self->hot_y);
 
   if (!self->did_update)
     {
@@ -339,6 +337,8 @@ gdk_drag_update (GdkDrag         *drag,
       self->start_y = self->last_y;
       self->did_update = TRUE;
     }
+
+  gdk_drag_set_actions (drag, possible_actions);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface-private.h b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface-private.h
index cf7408f308..bc84e3d30f 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface-private.h
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface-private.h
@@ -31,19 +31,13 @@ typedef struct _GdkMacosDragSurfaceClass GdkMacosDragSurfaceClass;
 #define GDK_MACOS_DRAG_SURFACE(object)    (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((object), GDK_TYPE_MACOS_DRAG_SURFACE, GdkMacosDragSurface))
 #define GDK_IS_MACOS_DRAG_SURFACE(object) (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((object), GDK_TYPE_MACOS_DRAG_SURFACE))
 
-GType            _gdk_macos_drag_surface_get_type    (void);
-GdkMacosSurface *_gdk_macos_drag_surface_new         (GdkMacosDisplay *display,
-                                                      GdkFrameClock   *frame_clock,
-                                                      int              x,
-                                                      int              y,
-                                                      int              width,
-                                                      int              height);
-void             _gdk_macos_drag_surface_drag_motion (GdkMacosDragSurface *self,
-                                                      int                  x_root,
-                                                      int                  y_root,
-                                                      GdkDragAction        suggested_action,
-                                                      GdkDragAction        possible_actions,
-                                                      guint32              evtime);
+GType            _gdk_macos_drag_surface_get_type (void);
+GdkMacosSurface *_gdk_macos_drag_surface_new      (GdkMacosDisplay *display,
+                                                   GdkFrameClock   *frame_clock,
+                                                   int              x,
+                                                   int              y,
+                                                   int              width,
+                                                   int              height);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface.c b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface.c
index 2b03583604..dd6d5e520e 100644
--- a/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface.c
+++ b/gdk/macos/gdkmacosdragsurface.c
@@ -123,16 +123,3 @@ _gdk_macos_drag_surface_new (GdkMacosDisplay *display,
 
   return g_steal_pointer (&self);
 }
-
-void
-_gdk_macos_drag_surface_drag_motion (GdkMacosDragSurface *self,
-                                     int                  x_root,
-                                     int                  y_root,
-                                     GdkDragAction        suggested_action,
-                                     GdkDragAction        possible_actions,
-                                     guint32              evtime)
-{
-  g_return_if_fail (GDK_IS_MACOS_DRAG_SURFACE (self));
-
-  _gdk_macos_surface_move (GDK_MACOS_SURFACE (self), x_root, y_root);
-}