diff --git a/shell/lock/Lock.qml b/shell/lock/Lock.qml
index 554b419..ff76589 100644
--- a/shell/lock/Lock.qml
+++ b/shell/lock/Lock.qml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Scope {
         target: S.LockService
 
         function onLockRequested() {
-            if (!S.LockService.enabled || _lock.locked)
+            if (!S.LockService.enabled)
                 return;
             S.ScreenshotService.capture(Quickshell.screens.length);
             _lockTimeout.start();
diff --git a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
index 66efacd..f98d502 100644
--- a/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
+++ b/shell/lock/LockSurface.qml
@@ -15,14 +15,6 @@ WlSessionLockSurface {
 
     property real _unlockFade: 1
 
-    // Solid background - WlSessionLockSurface.color can be unreliable with
-    // Wayland compositors, so paint an explicit opaque rect to prevent the
-    // compositor fallback color (niri red) from bleeding through.
-    Rectangle {
-        anchors.fill: parent
-        color: S.Theme.base00
-    }
-
     // Clear desktop screenshot from ScreenshotService - visible immediately
     Image {
         anchors.fill: parent