diff --git a/include/wlr/config.h.in b/include/wlr/config.h.in
index 77a15598..cd42987b 100644
--- a/include/wlr/config.h.in
+++ b/include/wlr/config.h.in
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #ifndef WLR_CONFIG_H
 #define WLR_CONFIG_H
 
-#mesondefine WLR_HAS_EGLMESAEXT_H
-
 #mesondefine WLR_HAS_LIBCAP
 
 #mesondefine WLR_HAS_SYSTEMD
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 48382f6d..46af0cf8 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
-#if WLR_HAS_EGLMESAEXT_H
-// TODO: remove eglmesaext.h
-#include <EGL/eglmesaext.h>
-#endif
 #include <pixman.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 348fc2a2..95fdff65 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_X11_BACKEND', false)
 conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_XWAYLAND', false)
 conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_XCB_ERRORS', false)
 conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_XCB_ICCCM', false)
-conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_EGLMESAEXT_H', false)
 
 # Clang complains about some zeroed initializer lists (= {0}), even though they
 # are valid
@@ -111,10 +110,6 @@ pixman = dependency('pixman-1')
 math = cc.find_library('m')
 rt = cc.find_library('rt')
 
-if cc.has_header('EGL/eglmesaext.h', dependencies: egl)
-	conf_data.set10('WLR_HAS_EGLMESAEXT_H', true)
-endif
-
 wlr_files = []
 wlr_deps = [
 	wayland_server,