diff --git a/video/out/opengl/common.c b/video/out/opengl/common.c
index ed0b0d4747..1a5efe0460 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/common.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/common.c
@@ -486,27 +486,6 @@ static const struct gl_functions gl_functions[] = {
 #undef DEF_FN
 #undef DEF_FN_NAME
 
-void mpgl_check_version(GL *gl, void *(*get_fn)(void *ctx, const char *n),
-                        void *fn_ctx)
-{
-    gl->GetString = get_fn(fn_ctx, "glGetString");
-    if (!gl->GetString) {
-        gl->version = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-    const char *version_string = gl->GetString(GL_VERSION);
-    if (!version_string) {
-        gl->version = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-    int major = 0, minor = 0;
-    if (sscanf(version_string, "%d.%d", &major, &minor) < 2) {
-        gl->version = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-    gl->version = MPGL_VER(major, minor);
-}
-
 // Fill the GL struct with function pointers and extensions from the current
 // GL context. Called by the backend.
 // get_fn: function to resolve function names
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/common.h b/video/out/opengl/common.h
index c3691cfaf8..38414fe18b 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/common.h
+++ b/video/out/opengl/common.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ enum {
 
 #define MPGL_VER_P(ver) MPGL_VER_GET_MAJOR(ver), MPGL_VER_GET_MINOR(ver)
 
-void mpgl_check_version(GL *gl, void *(*get_fn)(void *ctx, const char *n),
-                        void *fn_ctx);
 void mpgl_load_functions(GL *gl, void *(*getProcAddress)(const GLubyte *),
                          const char *ext2, struct mp_log *log);
 void mpgl_load_functions2(GL *gl, void *(*get_fn)(void *ctx, const char *n),
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/egl_helpers.c b/video/out/opengl/egl_helpers.c
index 68cfa8e55d..ac40ac4146 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/egl_helpers.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/egl_helpers.c
@@ -163,14 +163,7 @@ static bool create_context(struct ra_ctx *ctx, EGLDisplay display,
 
     EGLContext *egl_ctx = NULL;
 
-    if (es) {
-        EGLint attrs[] = {
-            EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 2,
-            EGL_NONE
-        };
-
-        egl_ctx = eglCreateContext(display, config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrs);
-    } else {
+    if (!es) {
         for (int n = 0; mpgl_min_required_gl_versions[n]; n++) {
             int ver = mpgl_min_required_gl_versions[n];
 
@@ -186,20 +179,15 @@ static bool create_context(struct ra_ctx *ctx, EGLDisplay display,
             if (egl_ctx)
                 break;
         }
+    }
+    if (!egl_ctx) {
+        // Fallback for EGL 1.4 without EGL_KHR_create_context or GLES
+        EGLint attrs[] = {
+            EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION, 2,
+            EGL_NONE
+        };
 
-        if (!egl_ctx) {
-            // Fallback for EGL 1.4 without EGL_KHR_create_context.
-            EGLint attrs[] = { EGL_NONE };
-            egl_ctx = eglCreateContext(display, config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrs);
-
-            GL *gl = talloc_zero(ctx, struct GL);
-            mpgl_check_version(gl, mpegl_get_proc_address, NULL);
-            if (gl->version < 210) {
-                eglDestroyContext(display, egl_ctx);
-                egl_ctx = NULL;
-            }
-            talloc_free(gl);
-        }
+        egl_ctx = eglCreateContext(display, config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, attrs);
     }
 
     if (!egl_ctx) {