diff --git a/src/xpra/server/gtk_server_base.py b/src/xpra/server/gtk_server_base.py
index eb0e936aba..bed38b7210 100644
--- a/src/xpra/server/gtk_server_base.py
+++ b/src/xpra/server/gtk_server_base.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ def do_get_info(self, proto, *args):
         vi = get_gtk_version_info()
         vi["type"] = "Python/gtk"
         info.setdefault("server", {}).update(vi)
-        info.setdefault("features", {})["randr"] = self.randr
         log("GTKServerBase.do_get_info took %ims", (monotonic_time()-start)*1000)
         return info
 
diff --git a/src/xpra/server/mixins/display_manager.py b/src/xpra/server/mixins/display_manager.py
index 84ac1a9c2c..6dd1743643 100644
--- a/src/xpra/server/mixins/display_manager.py
+++ b/src/xpra/server/mixins/display_manager.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def get_caps(self, source):
     def get_info(self, _proto):
         return {
             "display": {
+                "randr" : self.randr,
                 "bell"  : self.bell,
                 "cursors" : {
                     ""      : self.cursors,
diff --git a/src/xpra/server/server_base.py b/src/xpra/server/server_base.py
index be2671c687..b9e0ffcf02 100644
--- a/src/xpra/server/server_base.py
+++ b/src/xpra/server/server_base.py
@@ -551,7 +551,6 @@ def get_packet_handlers_info(self):
 
     def get_features_info(self):
         i = {
-             "randr"            : self.randr,
              "sharing"          : self.sharing is not False,
              "idle_timeout"     : self.idle_timeout,
              }