diff --git a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
index 3922a313622..33fc5402e90 100644
--- a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
+++ b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
@@ -899,14 +899,8 @@ gbm_dri_bo_create(struct gbm_device *gbm,
       dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR;
    if (usage & GBM_BO_USE_PROTECTED)
       dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_PROTECTED;
-   if (usage & GBM_BO_USE_FRONT_RENDERING) {
-      assert (!(usage & GBM_BO_EXPLICIT_FLUSH));
+   if (usage & GBM_BO_USE_FRONT_RENDERING)
       dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_FRONT_RENDERING;
-   }
-   if (usage & GBM_BO_EXPLICIT_FLUSH) {
-      assert (!(usage & GBM_BO_USE_FRONT_RENDERING));
-      dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_BACKBUFFER;
-   }
 
    /* Gallium drivers requires shared in order to get the handle/stride */
    dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SHARE;
@@ -1110,7 +1104,7 @@ gbm_dri_surface_create(struct gbm_device *gbm,
    surf->base.v0.width = width;
    surf->base.v0.height = height;
    surf->base.v0.format = core->v0.format_canonicalize(format);
-   surf->base.v0.flags = flags | GBM_BO_EXPLICIT_FLUSH;
+   surf->base.v0.flags = flags;
    if (!modifiers) {
       assert(!count);
       return &surf->base;
diff --git a/src/gbm/main/gbm.h b/src/gbm/main/gbm.h
index be529cd272d..9c680f65b95 100644
--- a/src/gbm/main/gbm.h
+++ b/src/gbm/main/gbm.h
@@ -330,11 +330,7 @@ enum gbm_bo_flags {
     */
    GBM_BO_FIXED_COMPRESSION_12BPC = (13 << 7),
 
-   /**
-    * This buffer will be used with an API with well defined transition points
-    * between context internal usage and external visibility.
-    */
-   GBM_BO_EXPLICIT_FLUSH = (1 << 11),
+   /* next available value is (1 << 11) */
 };
 
 #define GBM_BO_FIXED_COMPRESSION_MASK (((1 << 11) - 1) & ~((1 << 7) - 1))