diff --git a/include/sway/server.h b/include/sway/server.h
index ccf4a9cc2..fbea4c056 100644
--- a/include/sway/server.h
+++ b/include/sway/server.h
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ struct sway_debug {
 	bool noatomic;         // Ignore atomic layout updates
 	bool txn_timings;      // Log verbose messages about transactions
 	bool txn_wait;         // Always wait for the timeout before applying
-	bool legacy_wl_drm;    // Enable the legacy wl_drm interface
 };
 
 extern struct sway_debug debug;
diff --git a/sway/main.c b/sway/main.c
index 1c4939aa0..cf873677a 100644
--- a/sway/main.c
+++ b/sway/main.c
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ void enable_debug_flag(const char *flag) {
 		debug.txn_timings = true;
 	} else if (strncmp(flag, "txn-timeout=", 12) == 0) {
 		server.txn_timeout_ms = atoi(&flag[12]);
-	} else if (strcmp(flag, "legacy-wl-drm") == 0) {
-		debug.legacy_wl_drm = true;
 	} else {
 		sway_log(SWAY_ERROR, "Unknown debug flag: %s", flag);
 	}
diff --git a/sway/server.c b/sway/server.c
index e091d9464..3790ccde4 100644
--- a/sway/server.c
+++ b/sway/server.c
@@ -247,9 +247,6 @@ bool server_init(struct sway_server *server) {
 	if (wlr_renderer_get_texture_formats(server->renderer, WLR_BUFFER_CAP_DMABUF) != NULL) {
 		server->linux_dmabuf_v1 = wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1_create_with_renderer(
 			server->wl_display, 4, server->renderer);
-		if (debug.legacy_wl_drm) {
-			wlr_drm_create(server->wl_display, server->renderer);
-		}
 	}
 	if (wlr_renderer_get_drm_fd(server->renderer) >= 0 &&
 			server->renderer->features.timeline &&