diff --git a/common/xscreen.c b/common/xscreen.c
index 4b2c6239..2c0a4590 100644
--- a/common/xscreen.c
+++ b/common/xscreen.c
@@ -78,15 +78,24 @@ screensinfo_new(xcb_connection_t *conn)
     int xinerama_screen_number, screen, screen_to_test;
     xcb_screen_t *s;
     bool drop;
+    xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply_t *r = NULL;
 
     si = p_new(ScreensInfo, 1);
 
-    xsq = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply(conn,
-                                           xcb_xinerama_query_screens_unchecked(conn),
-                                           NULL);
-
-    if((si->xinerama_is_active = xinerama_is_active(conn)) && xsq)
+    /* Check for extension before checking for Xinerama */
+    if(xcb_get_extension_data(conn, &xcb_xinerama_id)->present)
     {
+        r = xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply(conn, xcb_xinerama_is_active(conn), NULL);
+        si->xinerama_is_active = r->state;
+        p_delete(&r);
+    }
+
+    if(si->xinerama_is_active)
+    {
+        xsq = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_reply(conn,
+                                               xcb_xinerama_query_screens_unchecked(conn),
+                                               NULL);
+
         xsi = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info(xsq);
         xinerama_screen_number = xcb_xinerama_query_screens_screen_info_length(xsq);
 
@@ -121,6 +130,8 @@ screensinfo_new(xcb_connection_t *conn)
             p_delete(&si->geometry);
             si->geometry = newgeometry;
         }
+
+        p_delete(&xsq);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -136,9 +147,6 @@ screensinfo_new(xcb_connection_t *conn)
         }
     }
 
-    if(xsq)
-        p_delete(&xsq);
-
     return si;
 }
 
diff --git a/common/xutil.c b/common/xutil.c
index 2071056b..426b003b 100644
--- a/common/xutil.c
+++ b/common/xutil.c
@@ -132,22 +132,6 @@ x_get_transient_for_hint(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_window_t win,
     return true;
 }
 
-bool
-xinerama_is_active(xcb_connection_t *c)
-{
-    bool ret;
-    xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply_t *r = NULL;
-
-    r = xcb_xinerama_is_active_reply(c, xcb_xinerama_is_active(c), NULL);
-    if(!r)
-        return false;
-
-    ret = r->state;
-    p_delete(&r);
-
-    return ret;
-}
-
 xcb_window_t
 root_window(xcb_connection_t *c, int screen_number)
 {
diff --git a/common/xutil.h b/common/xutil.h
index 3f5ad99e..bd6e28d3 100644
--- a/common/xutil.h
+++ b/common/xutil.h
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ unsigned int xgetnumlockmask(xcb_connection_t *);
 
 /* Common function defined in Xlib but not in XCB */
 bool x_get_transient_for_hint(xcb_connection_t *, xcb_window_t, xcb_window_t *);
-bool xinerama_is_active(xcb_connection_t *);
 xcb_window_t root_window(xcb_connection_t *, int);
 
 typedef struct _class_hint_t