diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index 00f430881..199d64a0b 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     GL_VERSION_REQUIRED, GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GLFW_CONTEXT_VERSION_MINOR, GLFW_DECORATED, GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE,
     GLFW_OPENGL_FORWARD_COMPAT, GLFW_OPENGL_PROFILE, GLFW_SAMPLES,
-    GLFW_STENCIL_BITS, GLFWWindow, change_wcwidth, check_for_extensions,
-    clear_buffers, gl_init, glfw_init, glfw_init_hint_string,
-    glfw_swap_interval, glfw_terminate, glfw_window_hint,
-    install_sigchld_handler, set_logical_dpi, set_options
+    GLFW_STENCIL_BITS, GLFWWindow, change_wcwidth, clear_buffers, gl_init,
+    glfw_init, glfw_init_hint_string, glfw_swap_interval, glfw_terminate,
+    glfw_window_hint, install_sigchld_handler, set_logical_dpi, set_options
 )
 from .layout import all_layouts
 from .utils import (
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ def run_app(opts, args):
     window.make_context_current()
     if isosx:
         from .fast_data_types import cocoa_make_window_resizable, cocoa_create_global_menu, cocoa_init
-        check_for_extensions()
         cocoa_init()
         cocoa_create_global_menu()
         if opts.macos_hide_titlebar:
diff --git a/kitty/shaders.c b/kitty/shaders.c
index 610ed7b0a..ae9c70863 100644
--- a/kitty/shaders.c
+++ b/kitty/shaders.c
@@ -562,33 +562,11 @@ PYWRAP1(clear_buffers) {
     Py_RETURN_NONE;
 }
 
-PYWRAP0(check_for_extensions) {
-    GLint n = 0, i, left = 2;
-    glGetIntegerv(GL_NUM_EXTENSIONS, &n);
-    bool texture_storage = false;
-#define CHECK(name) if (!name) { \
-    if (strstr((const char*)ext, "GL_ARB_" #name) == (const char *)ext) { left--; name = true; } \
-}
-    for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-        const GLubyte *ext = glGetStringi(GL_EXTENSIONS, i);
-        CHECK(texture_storage); 
-        if (left < 1) break;
-    }
-#undef CHECK
-    if (left > 0) {
-#define CHECK(name) if (!name) { PyErr_Format(PyExc_RuntimeError, "The OpenGL driver on this system is missing the required extension: GL_ARB_%s", #name); return NULL; }
-        CHECK(texture_storage); 
-#undef CHECK
-    }
-    Py_RETURN_NONE;
-}
-
 #define M(name, arg_type) {#name, (PyCFunction)name, arg_type, NULL}
 #define MW(name, arg_type) {#name, (PyCFunction)py##name, arg_type, NULL}
 static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     M(gl_init, METH_VARARGS),
     M(compile_program, METH_VARARGS),
-    MW(check_for_extensions, METH_NOARGS),
     MW(create_vao, METH_NOARGS),
     MW(remove_vao, METH_O),
     MW(bind_vertex_array, METH_O),