diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
index 1bfd7066ca..96d7a4e4b8 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -196,11 +196,8 @@ bool DrmBackend::initialize()
         }
     } else {
         const auto devices = m_udev->listGPUs();
-        bool bootVga = false;
         for (const UdevDevice::Ptr &device : devices) {
-            if (addGpu(device->devNode())) {
-                bootVga |= device->isBootVga();
-            }
+            addGpu(device->devNode());
         }
     }