diff --git a/include/screencast_common.h b/include/screencast_common.h
index ea40d40..0724bd1 100644
--- a/include/screencast_common.h
+++ b/include/screencast_common.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct xdpw_screencast_context {
 
 	// cli options
 	const char *output_name;
-	const char *forced_pixelformat;
 
 	// sessions
 	struct wl_list screencast_instances;
diff --git a/include/xdpw.h b/include/xdpw.h
index 52aa9cc..3dfb47a 100644
--- a/include/xdpw.h
+++ b/include/xdpw.h
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ enum {
 };
 
 int xdpw_screenshot_init(struct xdpw_state *state);
-int xdpw_screencast_init(struct xdpw_state *state, const char *output_name,
-	const char *forced_pixelformat);
+int xdpw_screencast_init(struct xdpw_state *state, const char *output_name);
 
 struct xdpw_request *xdpw_request_create(sd_bus *bus, const char *object_path);
 void xdpw_request_destroy(struct xdpw_request *req);
diff --git a/src/core/main.c b/src/core/main.c
index 5783bbf..6421b17 100644
--- a/src/core/main.c
+++ b/src/core/main.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ int xdpw_usage(FILE* stream, int rc) {
 		"    -l, --loglevel=<loglevel>        Select log level (default is ERROR).\n"
 		"                                     QUIET, ERROR, WARN, INFO, DEBUG, TRACE\n"
 		"    -o, --output=<name>              Select output to capture.\n"
-		"    -p,--pixelformat=BGRx|RGBx       Force a pixelformat in pipewire\n"
 		"                                     metadata (performs no conversion).\n"
 		"    -h,--help                        Get help (this text).\n"
 		"\n";
@@ -34,14 +33,12 @@ int xdpw_usage(FILE* stream, int rc) {
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	const char* output_name = NULL;
-	const char* forced_pixelformat = NULL;
 	enum LOGLEVEL loglevel = ERROR;
 
 	static const char* shortopts = "l:o:p:h";
 	static const struct option longopts[] = {
 		{ "loglevel", required_argument, NULL, 'l' },
 		{ "output", required_argument, NULL, 'o' },
-		{ "pixelformat", required_argument, NULL, 'p' },
 		{ "help", no_argument, NULL, 'h' },
 		{ NULL, 0, NULL, 0 }
 	};
@@ -58,9 +55,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		case 'o':
 			output_name = optarg;
 			break;
-		case 'p':
-			forced_pixelformat = optarg;
-			break;
 		case 'h':
 			return xdpw_usage(stdout, 0);
 		default:
@@ -107,7 +101,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	wl_list_init(&state.xdpw_sessions);
 
 	xdpw_screenshot_init(&state);
-	ret = xdpw_screencast_init(&state, output_name, forced_pixelformat);
+	ret = xdpw_screencast_init(&state, output_name);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		logprint(ERROR, "xdpw: failed to initialize screencast");
 		goto error;
diff --git a/src/screencast/screencast.c b/src/screencast/screencast.c
index 2521c4b..8966c47 100644
--- a/src/screencast/screencast.c
+++ b/src/screencast/screencast.c
@@ -436,12 +436,11 @@ static const sd_bus_vtable screencast_vtable[] = {
 	SD_BUS_VTABLE_END
 };
 
-int xdpw_screencast_init(struct xdpw_state *state, const char *output_name, const char *forced_pixelformat) {
+int xdpw_screencast_init(struct xdpw_state *state, const char *output_name) {
 	sd_bus_slot *slot = NULL;
 
 	state->screencast = (struct xdpw_screencast_context) { 0 };
 	state->screencast.state = state;
-	state->screencast.forced_pixelformat = forced_pixelformat;
 	state->screencast.output_name = output_name;
 
 	int err;
diff --git a/src/screencast/screencast_common.c b/src/screencast/screencast_common.c
index a7162fe..f185ad7 100644
--- a/src/screencast/screencast_common.c
+++ b/src/screencast/screencast_common.c
@@ -14,15 +14,6 @@ void randname(char *buf) {
 
 enum spa_video_format xdpw_format_pw_from_wl_shm(
 		struct xdpw_screencast_instance *cast) {
-	if (cast->ctx->forced_pixelformat) {
-		if (strcmp(cast->ctx->forced_pixelformat, "BGRx") == 0) {
-			return SPA_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRx;
-		}
-		if (strcmp(cast->ctx->forced_pixelformat, "RGBx") == 0) {
-			return SPA_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBx;
-		}
-	}
-
 	switch (cast->simple_frame.format) {
 	case WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888:
 		return SPA_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRA;