diff --git a/src/compositor_wayland.cpp b/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
index 691d9a5326..6b193f0912 100644
--- a/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor_wayland.cpp
@@ -378,11 +378,7 @@ void WaylandCompositor::addOutput(Output *output)
     cursorLayer->setParent(workspaceLayer);
     cursorLayer->setSuperlayer(workspaceLayer);
 
-    // Software cursor is forced for intel devices because there are screen stuttering issues with hardware cursor,
-    // possibly a kernel driver bug. Remove the workaround when https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/intel/-/issues/9571 is fixed.
-    static bool forceSoftwareCursorIsSet;
-    static const bool forceSoftwareCursor = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("KWIN_FORCE_SW_CURSOR", &forceSoftwareCursorIsSet) == 1
-        || (!forceSoftwareCursorIsSet && scene()->openglContext() && scene()->openglContext()->glPlatform()->isIntel());
+    static const bool forceSoftwareCursor = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("KWIN_FORCE_SW_CURSOR") == 1;
 
     auto updateCursorLayer = [this, output, cursorLayer]() {
         const Cursor *cursor = Cursors::self()->currentCursor();