diff --git a/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl-private.h b/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl-private.h
index e19c177..0e6caba 100644
--- a/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl-private.h
+++ b/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl-private.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct wpe_fdo_egl_exported_image {
     EGLImageKHR eglImage { nullptr };
     uint32_t width { 0 };
     uint32_t height { 0 };
-    bool exported { false };
     struct wl_resource* bufferResource { nullptr };
     struct wl_listener bufferDestroyListener;
 };
diff --git a/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl.cpp b/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl.cpp
index 0031222..7e74dee 100644
--- a/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl.cpp
+++ b/src/view-backend-exportable-fdo-egl.cpp
@@ -249,8 +249,6 @@ class ClientBundleEGL final : public ClientBundle {
     {
         if (image->bufferResource)
             viewBackend->releaseBuffer(image->bufferResource);
-        else
-            deleteImage(image);
     }
 
     void releaseShmBuffer(struct wpe_fdo_shm_exported_buffer* buffer)
@@ -277,7 +275,6 @@ class ClientBundleEGL final : public ClientBundle {
 
     void exportImage(struct wpe_fdo_egl_exported_image* image)
     {
-        image->exported = true;
         client->export_fdo_egl_image(data, image);
     }
 
@@ -295,6 +292,8 @@ class ClientBundleEGL final : public ClientBundle {
         image = wl_container_of(listener, image, bufferDestroyListener);
 
         image->bufferResource = nullptr;
+
+        deleteImage(image);
     }
 };