diff --git a/gui-libs/wlroots/metadata.xml b/gui-libs/wlroots/metadata.xml
index 10ac1444ba242..bbf86377156bc 100644
--- a/gui-libs/wlroots/metadata.xml
+++ b/gui-libs/wlroots/metadata.xml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 		<flag name="libinput">Enable support for input devices via <pkg>dev-libs/libinput</pkg></flag>
 		<flag name="session">Enable session support (is required for DRM and libinput)</flag>
 		<flag name="tinywl">Install the minimal wayland client, tinywl</flag>
-		<flag name="vulkan">Enable support for the vulkan backend renderer</flag>
 		<flag name="x11-backend">Enable support for handling input/output devices through <pkg>x11-libs/libxcb</pkg></flag>
 		<flag name="xcb-errors">Better error reporting when using xwayland</flag>
 		<flag name="X">Enable support for X11 applications (XWayland)</flag>