diff --git a/src/rendervulkan.cpp b/src/rendervulkan.cpp
index e677443..d9d85d5 100644
--- a/src/rendervulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/rendervulkan.cpp
@@ -496,14 +496,6 @@ bool CVulkanTexture::BInit( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, cr
 		importMemoryInfo.pNext = allocInfo.pNext;
 		
 		allocInfo.pNext = &importMemoryInfo;
-
-		// Take another copy to poll for implicit sync completion
-		m_FD = dup( pDMA->fd[0] );
-		if ( m_FD < 0 )
-		{
-			perror( "dup failed" );
-			return false;
-		}
 	}
 	
 	if (vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &m_vkImageMemory) != VK_SUCCESS) {
@@ -679,12 +671,6 @@ bool CVulkanTexture::BInit( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, cr
 
 CVulkanTexture::~CVulkanTexture( void )
 {
-	if ( m_FD >= 0 )
-	{
-		close( m_FD );
-		m_FD = -1;
-	}
-
 	if ( m_pMappedData != nullptr )
 	{
 		vkUnmapMemory( device, g_output.pScreenshotImage->m_vkImageMemory );
@@ -2159,20 +2145,6 @@ uint32_t vulkan_texture_get_fbid( VulkanTexture_t vulkanTex )
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int vulkan_get_texture_fence( VulkanTexture_t vulkanTex )
-{
-	CVulkanTexture *pTex = g_mapVulkanTextures[ vulkanTex ];
-
-	if ( pTex == nullptr )
-	{
-		assert( 0 );
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	return pTex->m_FD;
-}
-
-
 static void renderer_begin( struct wlr_renderer *renderer, uint32_t width, uint32_t height )
 {
 	abort(); // unreachable
diff --git a/src/rendervulkan.hpp b/src/rendervulkan.hpp
index c256fc4..81eb774 100644
--- a/src/rendervulkan.hpp
+++ b/src/rendervulkan.hpp
@@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ public:
 	uint32_t m_unRowPitch = 0;
 	
 	uint32_t m_FBID = 0;
-
-	int m_FD = -1;
 	
 	int32_t nRefCount = 1;
 	
@@ -124,8 +122,6 @@ int vulkan_init(void);
 VulkanTexture_t vulkan_create_texture_from_dmabuf( struct wlr_dmabuf_attributes *pDMA );
 VulkanTexture_t vulkan_create_texture_from_bits( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, VkFormat format, void *bits );
 
-int vulkan_get_texture_fence( VulkanTexture_t vulkanTex );
-
 uint32_t vulkan_texture_get_fbid( VulkanTexture_t vulkanTex );
 
 void vulkan_free_texture( VulkanTexture_t vulkanTex );
diff --git a/src/steamcompmgr.cpp b/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
index a106907..5cf492d 100644
--- a/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
+++ b/src/steamcompmgr.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,8 @@ retry:
 	}
 	gpuvis_trace_end_ctx_printf( commitID, "wait fence" );
 
+	close( fence );
+
 	{
 		std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock( listCommitsDoneLock );
 
@@ -2769,6 +2771,8 @@ void check_new_wayland_res( void )
 		assert( result == true );
 
 		commit_t newCommit = {};
+		int fence = dup( dmabuf.fd[ 0 ] );
+		assert( fence >= 0 );
 		bool bSuccess = import_commit( buf, &dmabuf, newCommit );
 		wlr_dmabuf_attributes_finish( &dmabuf );
 
@@ -2778,14 +2782,6 @@ void check_new_wayland_res( void )
 			w->commit_queue.push_back( newCommit );
 		}
 
-		int fence = vulkan_get_texture_fence( newCommit.vulkanTex );
-
-		if ( fence < 0 )
-		{
-			fprintf (stderr, "no fence for texture\n");
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		gpuvis_trace_printf( "pushing wait for commit %lu win %lx", newCommit.commitID, w->id );
 		{
 			std::unique_lock< std::mutex > lock( waitListLock );