diff --git a/backend/x11/output.c b/backend/x11/output.c
index f109757d..6182258e 100644
--- a/backend/x11/output.c
+++ b/backend/x11/output.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static bool output_cursor_to_picture(struct wlr_x11_output *output,
 	}
 
 	bool result = wlr_renderer_read_pixels(
-		renderer, DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, NULL,
+		renderer, DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
 		stride, buffer->width, buffer->height, 0, 0, 0, 0,
 		data);
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/interface.h b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
index 20d755f9..e347f29b 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/interface.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ struct wlr_renderer_impl {
 		struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
 	uint32_t (*preferred_read_format)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
 	bool (*read_pixels)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer, uint32_t fmt,
-		uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+		uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 		uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y,
 		void *data);
 	void (*destroy)(struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
index 50ba6b21..e240897d 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_texture.h>
 
-enum wlr_renderer_read_pixels_flags {
-	WLR_RENDERER_READ_PIXELS_Y_INVERT = 1,
-};
-
 struct wlr_renderer_impl;
 struct wlr_drm_format_set;
 struct wlr_buffer;
@@ -90,12 +86,9 @@ const struct wlr_drm_format_set *wlr_renderer_get_dmabuf_texture_formats(
 /**
  * Reads out of pixels of the currently bound surface into data. `stride` is in
  * bytes.
- *
- * If `flags` is not NULl, the caller indicates that it accepts frame flags
- * defined in enum wlr_renderer_read_pixels_flags.
  */
 bool wlr_renderer_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *r, uint32_t fmt,
-	uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+	uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 	uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y, void *data);
 
 /**
diff --git a/render/gles2/renderer.c b/render/gles2/renderer.c
index c00a7f51..354584e5 100644
--- a/render/gles2/renderer.c
+++ b/render/gles2/renderer.c
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ static uint32_t gles2_preferred_read_format(
 }
 
 static bool gles2_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
-		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride,
+		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t stride,
 		uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y,
 		uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_gles2_renderer *renderer =
@@ -464,10 +464,6 @@ static bool gles2_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
 
 	pop_gles2_debug(renderer);
 
-	if (flags != NULL) {
-		*flags = 0;
-	}
-
 	return glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR;
 }
 
diff --git a/render/pixman/renderer.c b/render/pixman/renderer.c
index d4833f29..d7ed3eae 100644
--- a/render/pixman/renderer.c
+++ b/render/pixman/renderer.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ static uint32_t pixman_preferred_read_format(
 }
 
 static bool pixman_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
-		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride,
+		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t stride,
 		uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y,
 		uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_pixman_renderer *renderer = get_renderer(wlr_renderer);
diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index 4d134877..b978ad46 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ static void vulkan_destroy(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer) {
 }
 
 static bool vulkan_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
-		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride,
+		uint32_t drm_format, uint32_t stride,
 		uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y,
 		uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y, void *data) {
 	// TODO: implement!
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index 55a5d989..2d6481f0 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -194,13 +194,13 @@ uint32_t renderer_get_render_buffer_caps(struct wlr_renderer *r) {
 }
 
 bool wlr_renderer_read_pixels(struct wlr_renderer *r, uint32_t fmt,
-		uint32_t *flags, uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
+		uint32_t stride, uint32_t width, uint32_t height,
 		uint32_t src_x, uint32_t src_y, uint32_t dst_x, uint32_t dst_y,
 		void *data) {
 	if (!r->impl->read_pixels) {
 		return false;
 	}
-	return r->impl->read_pixels(r, fmt, flags, stride, width, height,
+	return r->impl->read_pixels(r, fmt, stride, width, height,
 		src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y, data);
 }
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.c b/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.c
index 88290eee..4ca659a4 100644
--- a/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_screencopy_v1.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ static void frame_send_ready(struct wlr_screencopy_frame_v1 *frame,
 }
 
 static bool frame_shm_copy(struct wlr_screencopy_frame_v1 *frame,
-		struct wlr_buffer *src_buffer, uint32_t *flags) {
+		struct wlr_buffer *src_buffer) {
 	struct wlr_output *output = frame->output;
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = output->renderer;
 	assert(renderer);
@@ -208,16 +208,13 @@ static bool frame_shm_copy(struct wlr_screencopy_frame_v1 *frame,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	uint32_t renderer_flags = 0;
 	bool ok = false;
 	if (!wlr_renderer_begin_with_buffer(renderer, src_buffer)) {
 		goto out;
 	}
-	ok = wlr_renderer_read_pixels(renderer, format, &renderer_flags,
+	ok = wlr_renderer_read_pixels(renderer, format,
 		stride, width, height, x, y, 0, 0, data);
 	wlr_renderer_end(renderer);
-	*flags = renderer_flags & WLR_RENDERER_READ_PIXELS_Y_INVERT ?
-		ZWLR_SCREENCOPY_FRAME_V1_FLAGS_Y_INVERT : 0;
 
 out:
 	wlr_buffer_end_data_ptr_access(frame->buffer);
@@ -293,14 +290,13 @@ static void frame_handle_output_commit(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	wl_list_remove(&frame->output_commit.link);
 	wl_list_init(&frame->output_commit.link);
 
-	uint32_t flags = 0;
 	bool ok;
 	switch (frame->buffer_cap) {
 	case WLR_BUFFER_CAP_DMABUF:
 		ok = frame_dma_copy(frame, buffer);
 		break;
 	case WLR_BUFFER_CAP_DATA_PTR:
-		ok = frame_shm_copy(frame, buffer, &flags);
+		ok = frame_shm_copy(frame, buffer);
 		break;
 	default:
 		abort(); // unreachable
@@ -311,7 +307,7 @@ static void frame_handle_output_commit(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1_send_flags(frame->resource, flags);
+	zwlr_screencopy_frame_v1_send_flags(frame->resource, 0);
 	frame_send_damage(frame);
 	frame_send_ready(frame, event->when);
 	frame_destroy(frame);