diff --git a/video/out/gl_common.c b/video/out/gl_common.c
index a059c4dc48..58be88a46d 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_common.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_common.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static const struct feature features[] = {
     {MPGL_CAP_VAO,              "VAOs"},
     {MPGL_CAP_FLOAT_TEX,        "Float textures"},
     {MPGL_CAP_TEX_RG,           "RG textures"},
-    {MPGL_CAP_1ST_CLASS_ARRAYS, "1st class shader arrays"},
     {MPGL_CAP_1D_TEX,           "1D textures"},
     {MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX,           "3D textures"},
     {MPGL_CAP_DEBUG,            "debugging extensions"},
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@ static const struct gl_functions gl_functions[] = {
     // GL 2.1+ desktop only (and GLSL 120 shaders)
     {
         .ver_core = 210,
-        .provides = MPGL_CAP_ROW_LENGTH | MPGL_CAP_1D_TEX | MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX |
-                    MPGL_CAP_1ST_CLASS_ARRAYS,
+        .provides = MPGL_CAP_ROW_LENGTH | MPGL_CAP_1D_TEX | MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX,
         .functions = (const struct gl_function[]) {
             DEF_FN(DrawBuffer),
             DEF_FN(GetTexLevelParameteriv),
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ static const struct gl_functions gl_functions[] = {
     {
         .ver_core = 300,
         .ver_es_core = 300,
-        .provides = MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX | MPGL_CAP_1ST_CLASS_ARRAYS,
+        .provides = MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX,
         .functions = (const struct gl_function[]) {
             DEF_FN(GetStringi),
             // for ES 3.0
diff --git a/video/out/gl_common.h b/video/out/gl_common.h
index 98b9d9c0c7..1cb3a5c441 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_common.h
+++ b/video/out/gl_common.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ enum {
     MPGL_CAP_TEX_RG             = (1 << 10),    // GL_ARB_texture_rg / GL 3.x
     MPGL_CAP_VDPAU              = (1 << 11),    // GL_NV_vdpau_interop
     MPGL_CAP_APPLE_RGB_422      = (1 << 12),    // GL_APPLE_rgb_422
-    MPGL_CAP_1ST_CLASS_ARRAYS   = (1 << 13),
     MPGL_CAP_1D_TEX             = (1 << 14),
     MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX             = (1 << 15),
     MPGL_CAP_DEBUG              = (1 << 16),
diff --git a/video/out/gl_video.c b/video/out/gl_video.c
index 1f62de5687..5be1b896e3 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_video.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_video.c
@@ -1924,7 +1924,6 @@ static void check_gl_features(struct gl_video *p)
     GL *gl = p->gl;
     bool have_float_tex = gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_FLOAT_TEX;
     bool have_fbo = gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_FB;
-    bool have_arrays = gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_1ST_CLASS_ARRAYS;
     bool have_1d_tex = gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_1D_TEX;
     bool have_3d_tex = gl->mpgl_caps & MPGL_CAP_3D_TEX;
     bool have_mix = gl->glsl_version >= 130;
@@ -1944,8 +1943,6 @@ static void check_gl_features(struct gl_video *p)
                 reason = "scaler (FBO)";
             if (!have_float_tex)
                 reason = "scaler (float tex.)";
-            if (!have_arrays)
-                reason = "scaler (no GLSL support)";
             if (!have_1d_tex && kernel->polar)
                 reason = "scaler (1D tex.)";
             if (reason) {