diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/qualcomm-adreno-330-libhybris-gles-3.0 b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/qualcomm-adreno-330-libhybris-gles-3.0
index 53790d50a5..c1d157c0c4 100644
--- a/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/qualcomm-adreno-330-libhybris-gles-3.0
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/qualcomm-adreno-330-libhybris-gles-3.0
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ShadingLanguageVersion=OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.00
 [Settings]
 GLSL=true
 TextureNPOT=true
-GLVersion=3,0
+GLVersion=2,0
 GLSLVersion=3,0
 GLES=true
 Adreno=true
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
index 584abf8c9a..6e52a3c105 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp
@@ -800,12 +800,6 @@ void GLPlatform::detect(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
     else if (m_vendor == "Qualcomm") {
         m_driver = Driver_Qualcomm;
         m_chipClass = detectQualcommClass(m_renderer);
-        // version specific overwrite for libhybris disabling OpenGL ES 3
-        if (isGLES() && m_glVersion == kVersionNumber(2, 0) && m_glslVersion >= kVersionNumber(3, 0)) {
-            if (m_version.contains("OpenGL ES 3.0")) {
-                m_glVersion = kVersionNumber(3, 0);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     else if (m_renderer == "Software Rasterizer") {