diff --git a/kitty/screen.c b/kitty/screen.c
index de40a8a68..d10bb0dc6 100644
--- a/kitty/screen.c
+++ b/kitty/screen.c
@@ -1525,8 +1525,8 @@ write_escape_code_to_child(Screen *self, unsigned char which, const char *data)
 }
 
 static void
-send_visibility_report(Screen *self, bool potentially_visible) {
-    write_escape_code_to_child(self, ESC_CSI, potentially_visible ? "?999;1n" : "?999;2n");
+send_visibility_report(Screen *self) {
+    write_escape_code_to_child(self, ESC_CSI, self->visibility_state != 2 ? "?999;1n" : "?999;2n");
 }
 
 void
@@ -1534,17 +1534,10 @@ screen_visibility_changed(Screen *self, bool potentially_visible) {
     const uint8_t state = potentially_visible ? 1 : 2;
     if (self->visibility_state != state) {
         self->visibility_state = state;
-        if (self->modes.mVISIBILITY_REPORTS) send_visibility_report(self, potentially_visible);
+        if (self->modes.mVISIBILITY_REPORTS) send_visibility_report(self);
     }
 }
 
-static void
-report_current_visibility(Screen *self) {
-    const bool potentially_visible = is_kitty_window_visible(self->window_id);
-    self->visibility_state = potentially_visible ? 1 : 2;
-    send_visibility_report(self, potentially_visible);
-}
-
 static bool
 write_escape_code_to_child_python(Screen *self, unsigned char which, PyObject *data) {
     bool written = false;
@@ -1822,7 +1815,7 @@ set_mode_from_const(Screen *self, unsigned int mode, bool val) {
             break;
         case VISIBILITY_REPORTS:
             self->modes.mVISIBILITY_REPORTS = val;
-            if (val) report_current_visibility(self);
+            if (val) send_visibility_report(self);
             break;
         default:
             private = mode >= 1 << 5;
@@ -2965,7 +2958,7 @@ report_device_status(Screen *self, unsigned int which, bool private) {
                 CALLBACK("report_color_scheme_preference", NULL);
             } break;
         case 998: // https://rockorager.dev/misc/visibility-reports/
-            if (private) report_current_visibility(self);
+            if (private) send_visibility_report(self);
             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 9f024061f..56e08965a 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -165,25 +165,6 @@ window_for_window_id(id_type kitty_window_id) {
     return NULL;
 }
 
-bool
-is_kitty_window_visible(id_type kitty_window_id) {
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < global_state.num_os_windows; i++) {
-        OSWindow *os_window = global_state.os_windows + i;
-        for (size_t t = 0; t < os_window->num_tabs; t++) {
-            Tab *tab = os_window->tabs + t;
-            for (size_t w = 0; w < tab->num_windows; w++) {
-                Window *window = tab->windows + w;
-                if (window->id == kitty_window_id) {
-                    return is_os_window_potentially_visible(os_window) && t == os_window->active_tab && window->visible;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    // If the view cannot be found, its visibility is unknown and must be
-    // treated conservatively as potentially visible.
-    return true;
-}
-
 void
 update_os_window_visibility_reports(OSWindow *os_window) {
     const bool os_window_is_visible = is_os_window_potentially_visible(os_window);
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index 246e84ffc..77a15990c 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -567,7 +567,6 @@ void mark_os_window_for_close(OSWindow* w, CloseRequest cr);
 void update_os_window_viewport(OSWindow *window, bool notify_boss);
 bool should_os_window_be_rendered(OSWindow* w);
 bool is_os_window_potentially_visible(OSWindow* w);
-bool is_kitty_window_visible(id_type kitty_window_id);
 void update_os_window_visibility_reports(OSWindow *w);
 void wakeup_main_loop(void);
 bool make_window_context_current(id_type);