diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
index f2d24896..b7a56448 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/egl.c
@@ -103,17 +103,6 @@ struct Inst
   LG_FontObj        fontObj;
 };
 
-static bool egl_vsync_option_validator(struct Option * opt, const char ** error)
-{
-  if (opt->value.x_bool && getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
-  {
-    DEBUG_WARN("Cannot disable vsync on Wayland, forcing egl:vsync=off");
-    opt->value.x_bool = false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 static struct Option egl_options[] =
 {
   {
@@ -122,7 +111,6 @@ static struct Option egl_options[] =
     .description  = "Enable vsync",
     .type         = OPTION_TYPE_BOOL,
     .value.x_bool = false,
-    .validator    = &egl_vsync_option_validator
   },
   {
     .module       = "egl",
diff --git a/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c b/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
index 136aaca0..fc489b74 100644
--- a/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
+++ b/client/renderers/OpenGL/opengl.c
@@ -48,17 +48,6 @@ Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
 
 #define FADE_TIME 1000000
 
-static bool opengl_vsync_option_validator(struct Option * opt, const char ** error)
-{
-  if (opt->value.x_bool && getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
-  {
-    DEBUG_WARN("Cannot disable vsync on Wayland, forcing opengl:vsync=off");
-    opt->value.x_bool = false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-
 static struct Option opengl_options[] =
 {
   {
@@ -74,7 +63,6 @@ static struct Option opengl_options[] =
     .description  = "Enable vsync",
     .type         = OPTION_TYPE_BOOL,
     .value.x_bool = false,
-    .validator    = &opengl_vsync_option_validator
   },
   {
     .module       = "opengl",