diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
index 18d2ba6a152..05103c620a4 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11.c
@@ -1305,7 +1305,7 @@ dri2_initialize_x11(_EGLDisplay *disp)
     * We're going to enable Zink anyway.
     */
    if (!force_zink) {
-      bool status = dri3_x11_connect(dri2_dpy, disp->Options.Zink, disp->Options.ForceSoftware);
+      bool status = dri3_x11_connect(dri2_dpy, disp->Options.ForceSoftware);
       /* the status here is ignored for zink-with-kopper and swrast,
        * otherwise return whatever error/fallback status as failure
        */
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
index 28a91b5f04d..e69244bd8a9 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ struct dri2_egl_display_vtbl dri3_x11_display_vtbl = {
 };
 
 bool
-dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool zink, bool swrast)
+dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool swrast)
 {
    dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu =
       x11_dri3_open(dri2_dpy->conn, dri2_dpy->screen->root, 0);
@@ -544,12 +544,6 @@ dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool zink, bool swrast)
    if (!dri2_dpy->driver_name)
       dri2_dpy->driver_name = loader_get_driver_for_fd(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
 
-   if (!zink && !strcmp(dri2_dpy->driver_name, "zink")) {
-      close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
-      dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu = -1;
-      return false;
-   }
-
    if (!dri2_dpy->driver_name) {
       _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "DRI3: No driver found");
       close(dri2_dpy->fd_render_gpu);
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
index e8120efb254..c487188212e 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_x11_dri3.h
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ extern const __DRIimageLoaderExtension dri3_image_loader_extension;
 extern struct dri2_egl_display_vtbl dri3_x11_display_vtbl;
 
 bool
-dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool zink, bool swrast);
+dri3_x11_connect(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy, bool swrast);
 
 #endif