diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d63696a6ad..202b06e30e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -245,13 +245,6 @@ else()
     set(HAVE_GBM_BO_GET_FD_FOR_PLANE 0)
 endif()
 
-if (gbm_VERSION_STRING VERSION_GREATER_EQUAL 21.3.0)
-    set(GBM_CREATE_WITH_MODIFIERS2 1)
-else()
-    set(GBM_CREATE_WITH_MODIFIERS2 0)
-endif()
-
-
 pkg_check_modules(Libxcvt IMPORTED_TARGET libxcvt>=0.1.1 REQUIRED)
 add_feature_info(Libxcvt Libxcvt_FOUND "Required for generating modes in the drm backend")
 
diff --git a/src/backends/drm/gbm_dmabuf.h b/src/backends/drm/gbm_dmabuf.h
index 0f7726d752..cf64ad98f4 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/gbm_dmabuf.h
+++ b/src/backends/drm/gbm_dmabuf.h
@@ -12,18 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <gbm.h>
 
-#if !GBM_CREATE_WITH_MODIFIERS2
-inline struct gbm_bo *
-gbm_bo_create_with_modifiers2(struct gbm_device *gbm,
-                              uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
-                              uint32_t format,
-                              const uint64_t *modifiers,
-                              const unsigned int count, quint32 flags)
-{
-    return gbm_bo_create_with_modifiers(gbm, width, height, format, modifiers, count);
-}
-#endif
-
 namespace KWin
 {
 
@@ -68,14 +56,13 @@ inline DmaBufParams dmaBufParamsForBo(gbm_bo *bo)
 
 inline gbm_bo *createGbmBo(gbm_device *device, const QSize &size, quint32 format, const QVector<uint64_t> &modifiers)
 {
-    const uint32_t flags = GBM_BO_USE_RENDERING | GBM_BO_USE_LINEAR;
     gbm_bo *bo = nullptr;
     if (modifiers.count() > 0 && !(modifiers.count() == 1 && modifiers[0] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID)) {
-        bo = gbm_bo_create_with_modifiers2(device,
-                                           size.width(),
-                                           size.height(),
-                                           format,
-                                           modifiers.constData(), modifiers.count(), 0);
+        bo = gbm_bo_create_with_modifiers(device,
+                                          size.width(),
+                                          size.height(),
+                                          format,
+                                          modifiers.constData(), modifiers.count());
     }
 
     if (!bo && (modifiers.isEmpty() || modifiers.contains(DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID))) {
@@ -83,7 +70,7 @@ inline gbm_bo *createGbmBo(gbm_device *device, const QSize &size, quint32 format
                            size.width(),
                            size.height(),
                            format,
-                           flags);
+                           GBM_BO_USE_LINEAR);
     }
     return bo;
 }
diff --git a/src/config-kwin.h.cmake b/src/config-kwin.h.cmake
index 2df4f59547..0b87ce2676 100644
--- a/src/config-kwin.h.cmake
+++ b/src/config-kwin.h.cmake
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@
 #cmakedefine01 PipeWire_FOUND
 
 #cmakedefine01 HAVE_XWAYLAND_LISTENFD
-#cmakedefine01 GBM_CREATE_WITH_MODIFIERS2