diff --git a/client.h b/client.h
index 389b4f0..f1e2ab5 100644
--- a/client.h
+++ b/client.h
@@ -213,16 +213,15 @@ client_is_float_type(Client *c)
 	if (client_is_x11(c)) {
 		struct wlr_xwayland_surface *surface = c->surface.xwayland;
 		xcb_size_hints_t *size_hints = surface->size_hints;
-		size_t i;
 		if (surface->modal)
 			return 1;
 
-		for (i = 0; i < surface->window_type_len; i++)
-			if (surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDialog]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeSplash]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeToolbar]
-					|| surface->window_type[i] == netatom[NetWMWindowTypeUtility])
-				return 1;
+		if (wlr_xwayland_surface_has_window_type(surface, WLR_XWAYLAND_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG)
+				|| wlr_xwayland_surface_has_window_type(surface, WLR_XWAYLAND_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH)
+				|| wlr_xwayland_surface_has_window_type(surface, WLR_XWAYLAND_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR)
+				|| wlr_xwayland_surface_has_window_type(surface, WLR_XWAYLAND_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY)) {
+			return 1;
+		}
 
 		return size_hints && size_hints->min_width > 0 && size_hints->min_height > 0
 			&& (size_hints->max_width == size_hints->min_width
diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 0eba3e9..05e1975 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -85,10 +85,6 @@
 enum { CurNormal, CurPressed, CurMove, CurResize }; /* cursor */
 enum { XDGShell, LayerShell, X11 }; /* client types */
 enum { LyrBg, LyrBottom, LyrTile, LyrFloat, LyrTop, LyrFS, LyrOverlay, LyrBlock, NUM_LAYERS }; /* scene layers */
-#ifdef XWAYLAND
-enum { NetWMWindowTypeDialog, NetWMWindowTypeSplash, NetWMWindowTypeToolbar,
-	NetWMWindowTypeUtility, NetLast }; /* EWMH atoms */
-#endif
 
 typedef union {
 	int i;
@@ -417,11 +413,9 @@ static void associatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void configurex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void createnotifyx11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void dissociatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
-static xcb_atom_t getatom(xcb_connection_t *xc, const char *name);
 static void sethints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static void xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data);
 static struct wlr_xwayland *xwayland;
-static xcb_atom_t netatom[NetLast];
 #endif
 
 /* configuration, allows nested code to access above variables */
@@ -3091,19 +3085,6 @@ dissociatex11(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	wl_list_remove(&c->unmap.link);
 }
 
-xcb_atom_t
-getatom(xcb_connection_t *xc, const char *name)
-{
-	xcb_atom_t atom = 0;
-	xcb_intern_atom_reply_t *reply;
-	xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t cookie = xcb_intern_atom(xc, 0, strlen(name), name);
-	if ((reply = xcb_intern_atom_reply(xc, cookie, NULL)))
-		atom = reply->atom;
-	free(reply);
-
-	return atom;
-}
-
 void
 sethints(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
@@ -3123,19 +3104,6 @@ void
 xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 {
 	struct wlr_xcursor *xcursor;
-	xcb_connection_t *xc = xcb_connect(xwayland->display_name, NULL);
-	int err = xcb_connection_has_error(xc);
-	if (err) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "xcb_connect to X server failed with code %d\n. Continuing with degraded functionality.\n", err);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/* Collect atoms we are interested in. If getatom returns 0, we will
-	 * not detect that window type. */
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeDialog] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_DIALOG");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeSplash] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_SPLASH");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeToolbar] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_TOOLBAR");
-	netatom[NetWMWindowTypeUtility] = getatom(xc, "_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_UTILITY");
 
 	/* assign the one and only seat */
 	wlr_xwayland_set_seat(xwayland, seat);
@@ -3146,8 +3114,6 @@ xwaylandready(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 				xcursor->images[0]->buffer, xcursor->images[0]->width * 4,
 				xcursor->images[0]->width, xcursor->images[0]->height,
 				xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_x, xcursor->images[0]->hotspot_y);
-
-	xcb_disconnect(xc);
 }
 #endif