Drop libgl workaround entirely

2 files changed, 0 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py b/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
index 03a3c7842..afc4c4f8d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/utils.py
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import functools
 import contextlib
 import shlex
 import mimetypes
-import ctypes
-import ctypes.util
 from typing import (Any, Callable, IO, Iterator,
                     Optional, Sequence, Tuple, Type, Union,
                     TypeVar, TYPE_CHECKING)
@@ -753,19 +751,6 @@ def ceil_log(number: int, base: int) -> int:
     return result
 
 
-def libgl_workaround() -> None:
-    """Work around QOpenGLShaderProgram issues, especially for Nvidia.
-
-    See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/python-qt4/+bug/941826
-    """
-    if os.environ.get('QUTE_SKIP_LIBGL_WORKAROUND'):
-        return
-
-    libgl = ctypes.util.find_library("GL")
-    if libgl is not None:  # pragma: no branch
-        ctypes.CDLL(libgl, mode=ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
-
-
 def parse_duration(duration: str) -> int:
     """Parse duration in format XhYmZs into milliseconds duration."""
     if duration.isdigit():
diff --git a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
index a1b8e6c72..97b286fba 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/utils/version.py
@@ -882,9 +882,6 @@ def opengl_info() -> Optional[OpenGLInfo]:  # pragma: no cover
     """
     assert QApplication.instance()
 
-    # Some setups can segfault in here if we don't do this.
-    utils.libgl_workaround()
-
     override = os.environ.get('QUTE_FAKE_OPENGL')
     if override is not None:
         log.init.debug("Using override {}".format(override))