diff --git a/src/core/Linux.zig b/src/core/Linux.zig
index fde006f2..e6641efd 100644
--- a/src/core/Linux.zig
+++ b/src/core/Linux.zig
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ const Backend = union(BackendEnum) {
 pub const Linux = @This();
 
 allocator: std.mem.Allocator,
+title: [:0]const u8,
 
 display_mode: DisplayMode,
 vsync_mode: VSyncMode,
@@ -63,9 +64,12 @@ pub fn init(
     linux.refresh_rate = 60; // TODO: set to something meaningful
     linux.vsync_mode = .triple;
     linux.size = options.size;
+    linux.title = try options.allocator.dupeZ(u8, options.title);
+    linux.border = options.border;
+    linux.cursor_mode = .normal;
+    linux.cursor_shape = .arrow;
     if (!options.headless) {
-        // TODO: this function does nothing right now
-        setDisplayMode(linux, options.display_mode);
+        linux.display_mode = options.display_mode;
     }
 
     const desired_backend: BackendEnum = blk: {
@@ -130,6 +134,9 @@ pub fn init(
 
 pub fn deinit(linux: *Linux) void {
     if (linux.gamemode != null and linux.gamemode.?) deinitLinuxGamemode();
+
+    linux.allocator.free(linux.title);
+
     switch (linux.backend) {
         .wayland => linux.backend.wayland.deinit(linux),
         .x11 => linux.backend.x11.deinit(linux),
@@ -140,8 +147,8 @@ pub fn deinit(linux: *Linux) void {
 
 pub fn update(linux: *Linux) !void {
     switch (linux.backend) {
-        .wayland => try linux.backend.wayland.update(),
-        .x11 => try linux.backend.x11.update(),
+        .wayland => try linux.backend.wayland.update(linux),
+        .x11 => try linux.backend.x11.update(linux),
     }
     return;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig b/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
index 917af5f0..c3db2829 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
+++ b/src/core/linux/Wayland.zig
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ export fn wl_proxy_destroy(proxy: ?*c.struct_wl_proxy) void {
 
 state: *Core,
 core: *Core,
-title: [:0]const u8,
-size: *Core.Size,
 surface_descriptor: *gpu.Surface.DescriptorFromWaylandSurface,
 configured: bool = false,
 
@@ -85,8 +83,6 @@ pub fn init(
             .libwaylandclient = libwaylandclient_global,
             .interfaces = Interfaces{},
             .display = libwaylandclient_global.wl_display_connect(null) orelse return error.FailedToConnectToDisplay,
-            .title = try options.allocator.dupeZ(u8, options.title),
-            .size = &linux.size,
             .modifiers = .{
                 .alt = false,
                 .caps_lock = false,
@@ -137,8 +133,8 @@ pub fn init(
             region,
             0,
             0,
-            @intCast(wl.size.width),
-            @intCast(wl.size.height),
+            @intCast(linux.size.width),
+            @intCast(linux.size.height),
         );
         c.wl_surface_set_opaque_region(wl.surface, region);
         c.wl_region_destroy(region);
@@ -160,7 +156,7 @@ pub fn init(
         // This space intentionally left blank
     }
 
-    c.xdg_toplevel_set_title(toplevel, wl.title);
+    c.xdg_toplevel_set_title(toplevel, options.title);
 
     const decoration = c.zxdg_decoration_manager_v1_get_toplevel_decoration(
         wl.interfaces.zxdg_decoration_manager_v1,
@@ -182,7 +178,9 @@ pub fn deinit(
     linux.allocator.destroy(wl.surface_descriptor);
 }
 
-pub fn update(wl: *Wayland) !void {
+pub fn update(wl: *Wayland, linux: *Linux) !void {
+    _ = linux;
+
     while (wl.libwaylandclient.wl_display_flush(wl.display) == -1) {
         if (std.posix.errno(-1) == std.posix.E.AGAIN) {
             log.err("flush error", .{});
@@ -754,7 +752,7 @@ const xdg_surface_listener = struct {
             wl.configured = true;
         }
 
-        setContentAreaOpaque(wl, wl.size.*);
+        setContentAreaOpaque(wl, linux.size);
     }
 
     const listener = c.xdg_surface_listener{ .configure = @ptrCast(&xdgSurfaceHandleConfigure) };
@@ -769,10 +767,9 @@ const xdg_toplevel_listener = struct {
     fn xdgToplevelHandleConfigure(linux: *Linux, toplevel: ?*c.struct_xdg_toplevel, width: i32, height: i32, states: [*c]c.struct_wl_array) callconv(.C) void {
         _ = toplevel;
         _ = states;
-        const wl = &linux.backend.wayland;
 
         if (width > 0 and height > 0) {
-            wl.size.* = .{ .width = @intCast(width), .height = @intCast(height) };
+            linux.size = .{ .width = @intCast(width), .height = @intCast(height) };
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/linux/X11.zig b/src/core/linux/X11.zig
index 9486a375..4e686a0e 100644
--- a/src/core/linux/X11.zig
+++ b/src/core/linux/X11.zig
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ libxcursor: ?LibXCursor,
 libxkbcommon: LibXkbCommon,
 gl_ctx: ?*LibGL.Context,
 display: *c.Display,
-width: c_int,
-height: c_int,
 empty_event_pipe: [2]std.c.fd_t,
 wm_protocols: c.Atom,
 wm_delete_window: c.Atom,
@@ -59,21 +57,12 @@ net_wm_window_type_dock: c.Atom,
 root_window: c.Window,
 window: c.Window,
 backend_type: gpu.BackendType,
-refresh_rate: u32,
 hidden_cursor: c.Cursor,
 
 // Mutable fields only used by main thread
 cursors: [@typeInfo(CursorShape).@"enum".fields.len]?c.Cursor,
 
 // Mutable state fields; read/write by any thread
-title: [:0]const u8,
-display_mode: DisplayMode = .windowed,
-vsync_mode: VSyncMode = .triple,
-border: bool,
-headless: bool,
-size: *Core.Size,
-cursor_mode: CursorMode = .normal,
-cursor_shape: CursorShape = .arrow,
 surface_descriptor: *gpu.Surface.DescriptorFromXlibWindow,
 
 pub fn init(
@@ -139,7 +128,7 @@ pub fn init(
     };
     const blank_pixmap = libx11.XCreatePixmap(display, window, 1, 1, 1);
     var color = c.XColor{};
-    const refresh_rate: u16 = blk: {
+    linux.refresh_rate = blk: {
         if (libxrr != null) {
             const conf = libxrr.?.XRRGetScreenInfo(display, root_window);
             break :blk @intCast(libxrr.?.XRRConfigCurrentRate(conf));
@@ -162,8 +151,6 @@ pub fn init(
         .libxrr = libxrr,
         .empty_event_pipe = try std.posix.pipe(),
         .gl_ctx = null,
-        .width = window_attrs.width,
-        .height = window_attrs.height,
         .wm_protocols = libx11.XInternAtom(display, "WM_PROTOCOLS", c.False),
         .wm_delete_window = libx11.XInternAtom(display, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", c.False),
         .net_wm_ping = libx11.XInternAtom(display, "NET_WM_PING", c.False),
@@ -178,12 +165,6 @@ pub fn init(
         .window = window,
         .hidden_cursor = libx11.XCreatePixmapCursor(display, blank_pixmap, blank_pixmap, &color, &color, 0, 0),
         .backend_type = try Core.detectBackendType(options.allocator),
-        .refresh_rate = refresh_rate,
-        .title = options.title,
-        .display_mode = .windowed,
-        .border = options.border,
-        .headless = options.headless,
-        .size = &linux.size,
         .cursors = std.mem.zeroes([@typeInfo(CursorShape).@"enum".fields.len]?c.Cursor),
         .surface_descriptor = surface_descriptor,
         .libxkbcommon = try LibXkbCommon.load(),
@@ -272,11 +253,11 @@ pub fn deinit(
 }
 
 // Called on the main thread
-pub fn update(x11: *X11) !void {
+pub fn update(x11: *X11, linux: *Linux) !void {
     while (c.QLength(x11.display) != 0) {
         var event: c.XEvent = undefined;
         _ = x11.libx11.XNextEvent(x11.display, &event);
-        x11.processEvent(&event);
+        x11.processEvent(linux, &event);
     }
     _ = x11.libx11.XFlush(x11.display);
 
@@ -508,7 +489,7 @@ fn getCursorPos(x11: *X11) Position {
     return .{ .x = @floatFromInt(cursor_x), .y = @floatFromInt(cursor_y) };
 }
 
-fn processEvent(x11: *X11, event: *c.XEvent) void {
+fn processEvent(x11: *X11, linux: *Linux, event: *c.XEvent) void {
     switch (event.type) {
         c.KeyPress, c.KeyRelease => {
             // TODO: key repeat event
@@ -607,16 +588,16 @@ fn processEvent(x11: *X11, event: *c.XEvent) void {
             x11.state.pushEvent(.{ .mouse_motion = .{ .pos = .{ .x = x, .y = y } } });
         },
         c.ConfigureNotify => {
-            if (event.xconfigure.width != x11.size.width or
-                event.xconfigure.height != x11.size.height)
+            if (event.xconfigure.width != linux.size.width or
+                event.xconfigure.height != linux.size.height)
             {
-                x11.size.width = @intCast(event.xconfigure.width);
-                x11.size.height = @intCast(event.xconfigure.height);
+                linux.size.width = @intCast(event.xconfigure.width);
+                linux.size.height = @intCast(event.xconfigure.height);
                 x11.core.swap_chain_update.set();
                 x11.state.pushEvent(.{
                     .framebuffer_resize = .{
-                        .width = x11.size.width,
-                        .height = x11.size.height,
+                        .width = linux.size.width,
+                        .height = linux.size.height,
                     },
                 });
             }