diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 3facd87d..3f437553 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct wlr_egl {
 	EGLConfig config; // may be EGL_NO_CONFIG
 	EGLContext context;
 	EGLDeviceEXT device; // may be EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT
-	struct gbm_device *gbm_device;
 
 	struct {
 		// Display extensions
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index 4cc117c8..af6d6892 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
-#include <gbm.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/util/region.h>
@@ -488,10 +487,6 @@ void wlr_egl_destroy(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	eglTerminate(egl->display);
 	eglReleaseThread();
 
-	if (egl->gbm_device) {
-		gbm_device_destroy(egl->gbm_device);
-	}
-
 	free(egl);
 }
 
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index 7ce86695..94ec63ec 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <gbm.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/render/interface.h>