diff --git a/waylib/src/server/CMakeLists.txt b/waylib/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
index e5d0b24d67..f2ad27c64a 100644
--- a/waylib/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/waylib/src/server/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if (NOT TARGET Wlroots::wlroots)
     # Standalone Waylib build against an installed waylib-wlroots (built by
     # the wlroots CMake scaffold, which also installs its headers and
     # waylib-wlroots.pc). Resolve the library, its public dependencies and
-    # the wconfig.h version/feature metadata from that pkg-config file, so
+    # the wconfig.h feature metadata from that pkg-config file, so
     # no monorepo layout is assumed.
     find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
     pkg_check_modules(WLR_INSTALLED REQUIRED IMPORTED_TARGET waylib-wlroots)
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ if (NOT TARGET Wlroots::wlroots)
         list(APPEND WAYLIB_WLROOTS_INCLUDE_DIRS "$<BUILD_INTERFACE:${_dir}>")
     endforeach()
     pkg_get_variable(WLROOTS_VERSION waylib-wlroots wlroots_version)
-    pkg_get_variable(WLR_VERSION_MAJOR waylib-wlroots wlroots_version_major)
-    pkg_get_variable(WLR_VERSION_MINOR waylib-wlroots wlroots_version_minor)
-    pkg_get_variable(WLR_VERSION_PATCH waylib-wlroots wlroots_version_patch)
     pkg_get_variable(_waylib_wlroots_features waylib-wlroots wlroots_features)
     foreach(_feature IN LISTS _waylib_wlroots_features)
         set(WLR_HAVE_${_feature} 1)
@@ -418,8 +415,7 @@ set_target_properties(${TARGET}
         POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON
 )
 
-# Forward wlroots feature/version vars
-# exported by the wlroots CMake build.
+# Sanity check: the wlroots CMake export must be present.
 if(NOT DEFINED WLROOTS_VERSION)
     message(FATAL_ERROR "WLROOTS_VERSION not set; wlroots CMake export missing")
 endif()
diff --git a/waylib/src/server/cmake/wconfig.h.in b/waylib/src/server/cmake/wconfig.h.in
index e18e302ac8..40f089eabc 100644
--- a/waylib/src/server/cmake/wconfig.h.in
+++ b/waylib/src/server/cmake/wconfig.h.in
@@ -14,8 +14,3 @@
 #cmakedefine WLR_HAVE_SESSION @WLR_HAVE_SESSION@
 #cmakedefine WLR_HAVE_COLOR_MANAGEMENT @WLR_HAVE_COLOR_MANAGEMENT@
 #cmakedefine WLR_HAVE_UDMABUF_ALLOCATOR @WLR_HAVE_UDMABUF_ALLOCATOR@
-
-#define WLR_VERSION "@WLROOTS_VERSION@"
-#define WLR_VERSION_MAJOR @WLROOTS_VERSION_MAJOR@
-#define WLR_VERSION_MINOR @WLROOTS_VERSION_MINOR@
-#define WLR_VERSION_PATCH @WLROOTS_VERSION_PATCH@
diff --git a/waylib/src/server/kernel/wglobal.h b/waylib/src/server/kernel/wglobal.h
index f2f5db10c2..5553052801 100644
--- a/waylib/src/server/kernel/wglobal.h
+++ b/waylib/src/server/kernel/wglobal.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 #define W_QC(Class) Q_Q(const Class)
 #define W_PRIVATE_SLOT(Func) Q_PRIVATE_SLOT(d_func(), Func)
 
-#if defined(WLR_HAVE_VULKAN_RENDERER) && QT_CONFIG(vulkan) && WLR_VERSION_MINOR > 16
+#if defined(WLR_HAVE_VULKAN_RENDERER) && QT_CONFIG(vulkan)
 #define ENABLE_VULKAN_RENDER
 #endif