diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpurendererprivate.h b/gsk/gpu/gskgpurendererprivate.h
index 0c05477929..12652bb827 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpurendererprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpurendererprivate.h
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ struct _GskGpuRendererClass
   GskGpuImage *         (* get_backbuffer)                              (GskGpuRenderer         *self);
 
   double                (* get_scale)                                   (GskGpuRenderer         *self);
-  GdkDmabufFormats *    (* get_dmabuf_formats)                          (GskGpuRenderer         *self);
 };
 
 GdkDrawContext *        gsk_gpu_renderer_get_context                    (GskGpuRenderer         *self);
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c b/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
index ebe71802c7..94d3e2b8f2 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
@@ -147,16 +147,6 @@ gsk_ngl_renderer_get_scale (GskGpuRenderer *self)
   return gdk_gl_context_get_scale (GDK_GL_CONTEXT (context));
 }
 
-static GdkDmabufFormats *
-gsk_ngl_renderer_get_dmabuf_formats (GskGpuRenderer *renderer)
-{
-  GdkDisplay *display = GDK_DISPLAY (gdk_draw_context_get_display (gsk_gpu_renderer_get_context (renderer)));
-
-  gdk_dmabuf_egl_init (display);
-
-  return display->egl_dmabuf_formats;
-}
-
 static void
 gsk_ngl_renderer_unrealize (GskRenderer *renderer)
 {
@@ -184,7 +174,6 @@ gsk_ngl_renderer_class_init (GskNglRendererClass *klass)
   gpu_renderer_class->restore_current = gsk_ngl_renderer_restore_current;
   gpu_renderer_class->get_backbuffer = gsk_ngl_renderer_get_backbuffer;
   gpu_renderer_class->get_scale = gsk_ngl_renderer_get_scale;
-  gpu_renderer_class->get_dmabuf_formats = gsk_ngl_renderer_get_dmabuf_formats;
 
   renderer_class->unrealize = gsk_ngl_renderer_unrealize;
 }
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskvulkanrenderer.c b/gsk/gpu/gskvulkanrenderer.c
index 558cc25cef..fd328dc73d 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskvulkanrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskvulkanrenderer.c
@@ -134,20 +134,6 @@ gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_backbuffer (GskGpuRenderer *renderer)
   return self->targets[gdk_vulkan_context_get_draw_index (context)];
 }
 
-static GdkDmabufFormats *
-gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_dmabuf_formats (GskGpuRenderer *renderer)
-{
-#ifdef HAVE_DMABUF
-  GdkDisplay *display = GDK_DISPLAY (gdk_draw_context_get_display (gsk_gpu_renderer_get_context (renderer)));
-
-  gdk_vulkan_init_dmabuf (display);
-
-  return display->vk_dmabuf_formats;
-#else
-  return NULL;
-#endif
-}
-
 static void
 gsk_vulkan_renderer_unrealize (GskRenderer *renderer)
 {
@@ -177,7 +163,6 @@ gsk_vulkan_renderer_class_init (GskVulkanRendererClass *klass)
   gpu_renderer_class->save_current = gsk_vulkan_renderer_save_current;
   gpu_renderer_class->restore_current = gsk_vulkan_renderer_restore_current;
   gpu_renderer_class->get_backbuffer = gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_backbuffer;
-  gpu_renderer_class->get_dmabuf_formats = gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_dmabuf_formats;
 
   renderer_class->unrealize = gsk_vulkan_renderer_unrealize;
 #endif