diff --git a/clients/simple-egl.c b/clients/simple-egl.c
index 9893a82..c0e2855 100644
--- a/clients/simple-egl.c
+++ b/clients/simple-egl.c
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ init_egl(struct display *display)
 		EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
-		EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
 		EGL_NONE
 	};
diff --git a/clients/window.c b/clients/window.c
index 9058e4e..fc89894 100644
--- a/clients/window.c
+++ b/clients/window.c
@@ -2766,7 +2766,6 @@ init_egl(struct display *d)
 		EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
-		EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, GL_BIT,
 		EGL_NONE
 	};
diff --git a/src/compositor-wayland.c b/src/compositor-wayland.c
index 48358e3..423968f 100644
--- a/src/compositor-wayland.c
+++ b/src/compositor-wayland.c
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ wayland_compositor_init_egl(struct wayland_compositor *c)
 		EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
-		EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
 		EGL_NONE
 	};
diff --git a/src/compositor-x11.c b/src/compositor-x11.c
index c3eaab7..0b7da9b 100644
--- a/src/compositor-x11.c
+++ b/src/compositor-x11.c
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ x11_compositor_init_egl(struct x11_compositor *c)
 		EGL_RED_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
-		EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 1,
 		EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
 		EGL_NONE
 	};
