diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
index 28a5828a275..a6cdad72c47 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/egl_dri2.c
@@ -2885,7 +2885,7 @@ dri2_create_drm_image_mesa(_EGLDisplay *disp, const EGLint *attr_list)
 
    dri2_img->dri_image =
       dri2_dpy->image->createImage(dri2_dpy->dri_screen_render_gpu, attrs.Width,
-                                   attrs.Height, format, dri_use, dri2_img);
+                                   attrs.Height, format, NULL, 0, dri_use, dri2_img);
    if (dri2_img->dri_image == NULL) {
       free(dri2_img);
       _eglError(EGL_BAD_ALLOC, "dri2_create_drm_image_mesa");
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_android.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_android.c
index 054f2f13ae8..a4b1910c2a5 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_android.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_android.c
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ get_front_bo(struct dri2_egl_surface *dri2_surf, unsigned int format)
    } else if (dri2_surf->base.Type == EGL_PBUFFER_BIT) {
       dri2_surf->dri_image_front = dri2_dpy->image->createImage(
          dri2_dpy->dri_screen_render_gpu, dri2_surf->base.Width,
-         dri2_surf->base.Height, format, 0, NULL);
+         dri2_surf->base.Height, format, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
       if (!dri2_surf->dri_image_front) {
          _eglLog(_EGL_WARNING, "dri2_image_front allocation failed");
          return -1;
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_device.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_device.c
index 9b2e7da246f..cdaac929a96 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_device.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_device.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ device_alloc_image(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy,
 {
    return dri2_dpy->image->createImage(
       dri2_dpy->dri_screen_render_gpu, dri2_surf->base.Width,
-      dri2_surf->base.Height, dri2_surf->visual, 0, NULL);
+      dri2_surf->base.Height, dri2_surf->visual, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_surfaceless.c b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_surfaceless.c
index 4b69874d3f6..2f6e54bd8e0 100644
--- a/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_surfaceless.c
+++ b/src/egl/drivers/dri2/platform_surfaceless.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ surfaceless_alloc_image(struct dri2_egl_display *dri2_dpy,
 {
    return dri2_dpy->image->createImage(
       dri2_dpy->dri_screen_render_gpu, dri2_surf->base.Width,
-      dri2_surf->base.Height, dri2_surf->visual, 0, NULL);
+      dri2_surf->base.Height, dri2_surf->visual, NULL, 0, 0, NULL);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
index 23d2ebf9586..45bff9c3766 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
@@ -1148,12 +1148,13 @@ dri2_get_modifier_num_planes(__DRIscreen *_screen,
 }
 
 static __DRIimage *
-dri2_create_image_common(__DRIscreen *_screen,
-                         int width, int height,
-                         int format, unsigned int use,
-                         const uint64_t *modifiers,
-                         const unsigned count,
-                         void *loaderPrivate)
+dri2_create_image(__DRIscreen *_screen,
+                  int width, int height,
+                  int format,
+                  const uint64_t *modifiers,
+                  const unsigned _count,
+                  unsigned int use,
+                  void *loaderPrivate)
 {
    const struct dri2_format_mapping *map = dri2_get_mapping_by_format(format);
    struct dri_screen *screen = dri_screen(_screen);
@@ -1161,10 +1162,25 @@ dri2_create_image_common(__DRIscreen *_screen,
    __DRIimage *img;
    struct pipe_resource templ;
    unsigned tex_usage = 0;
+   unsigned count = _count;
 
    if (!map)
       return NULL;
 
+   if (count == 1 && modifiers[0] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID) {
+      count = 0;
+      modifiers = NULL;
+   } else if (count == 1 && modifiers[0] == DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR &&
+              !pscreen->resource_create_with_modifiers) {
+      count = 0;
+      modifiers = NULL;
+      use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR;
+   }
+   else if ((count > 1 || modifiers) &&
+            !pscreen->resource_create_with_modifiers) {
+      return NULL;
+   }
+
    if (pscreen->is_format_supported(pscreen, map->pipe_format, screen->target,
                                     0, 0, PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET))
       tex_usage |= PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET;
@@ -1235,27 +1251,6 @@ dri2_create_image_common(__DRIscreen *_screen,
    return img;
 }
 
-static __DRIimage *
-dri2_create_image(__DRIscreen *_screen,
-                   int width, int height, int format,
-                   unsigned int use, void *loaderPrivate)
-{
-   return dri2_create_image_common(_screen, width, height, format, use,
-                                   NULL /* modifiers */, 0 /* count */,
-                                   loaderPrivate);
-}
-
-static __DRIimage *
-dri2_create_image_with_modifiers(__DRIscreen *dri_screen,
-                                int width, int height, int format,
-                                const uint64_t *modifiers,
-                                const unsigned count, unsigned int use,
-                                void *loaderPrivate)
-{
-   return dri2_create_image_common(dri_screen, width, height, format, use,
-                                   modifiers, count, loaderPrivate);
-}
-
 static bool
 dri2_query_image_common(__DRIimage *image, int attrib, int *value)
 {
@@ -1932,7 +1927,6 @@ static const __DRIimageExtension dri2ImageExtensionTempl = {
     .getCapabilities              = dri2_get_capabilities,
     .mapImage                     = dri2_map_image,
     .unmapImage                   = dri2_unmap_image,
-    .createImageWithModifiers     = NULL,
     .queryDmaBufFormats           = NULL,
     .queryDmaBufModifiers         = NULL,
     .queryDmaBufFormatModifierAttribs = NULL,
@@ -1957,7 +1951,6 @@ const __DRIimageExtension driVkImageExtension = {
     .getCapabilities              = dri2_get_capabilities,
     .mapImage                     = dri2_map_image,
     .unmapImage                   = dri2_unmap_image,
-    .createImageWithModifiers     = dri2_create_image_with_modifiers,
     .queryDmaBufFormats           = dri2_query_dma_buf_formats,
     .queryDmaBufModifiers         = dri2_query_dma_buf_modifiers,
     .queryDmaBufFormatModifierAttribs = dri2_query_dma_buf_format_modifier_attribs,
@@ -2209,10 +2202,6 @@ dri2_init_screen_extensions(struct dri_screen *screen,
    nExt = &screen->screen_extensions[ARRAY_SIZE(dri_screen_extensions_base)];
 
    screen->image_extension = dri2ImageExtensionTempl;
-   if (pscreen->resource_create_with_modifiers) {
-      screen->image_extension.createImageWithModifiers =
-         dri2_create_image_with_modifiers;
-   }
 
    if (pscreen->get_param(pscreen, PIPE_CAP_NATIVE_FENCE_FD)) {
       screen->image_extension.setInFenceFd = dri2_set_in_fence_fd;
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/mesa_interface.h b/src/gallium/include/mesa_interface.h
index 13ba3e4c2b0..abaeaa0e807 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/mesa_interface.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/mesa_interface.h
@@ -1429,11 +1429,6 @@ struct __DRIimageExtensionRec {
 
     void (*destroyImage)(__DRIimage *image);
 
-    __DRIimage *(*createImage)(__DRIscreen *screen,
-			       int width, int height, int format,
-			       unsigned int use,
-			       void *loaderPrivate);
-
    unsigned char (*queryImage)(__DRIimage *image, int attrib, int *value);
 
    /**
@@ -1635,6 +1630,10 @@ struct __DRIimageExtensionRec {
     * Creates an image with implementation's favorite modifiers and the
     * provided usage flags.
     *
+    * Passing either zero modifiers, or a modifier list consisting only
+    * of DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID, allows the implementation to select a
+    * layout with implicit modifiers.
+    *
     * The created image should be destroyed with destroyImage().
     *
     * Returns the new DRIimage. The chosen modifier can be obtained later on
@@ -1644,12 +1643,12 @@ struct __DRIimageExtensionRec {
     *
     * \since 19
     */
-   __DRIimage *(*createImageWithModifiers)(__DRIscreen *screen,
-                                           int width, int height, int format,
-                                           const uint64_t *modifiers,
-                                           const unsigned int modifier_count,
-                                           unsigned int use,
-                                           void *loaderPrivate);
+   __DRIimage *(*createImage)(__DRIscreen *screen,
+                              int width, int height, int format,
+                              const uint64_t *modifiers,
+                              const unsigned int modifier_count,
+                              unsigned int use,
+                              void *loaderPrivate);
 
    /**
     * Set an in-fence-fd on the image.  If a fence-fd is already set
diff --git a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
index 6ed8ca6c319..2570aeab8a1 100644
--- a/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
+++ b/src/gbm/backends/dri/gbm_dri.c
@@ -972,11 +972,6 @@ gbm_dri_bo_create(struct gbm_device *gbm,
    /* Gallium drivers requires shared in order to get the handle/stride */
    dri_use |= __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SHARE;
 
-   if (modifiers && !dri->image->createImageWithModifiers) {
-      errno = ENOSYS;
-      goto failed;
-   }
-
    /* If the driver supports fixed-rate compression, filter the acceptable
     * modifiers by the compression rate. */
    if (modifiers && dri->image->queryCompressionModifiers) {
@@ -1154,14 +1149,8 @@ gbm_dri_surface_create(struct gbm_device *gbm,
 		       uint32_t format, uint32_t flags,
                        const uint64_t *modifiers, const unsigned count)
 {
-   struct gbm_dri_device *dri = gbm_dri_device(gbm);
    struct gbm_dri_surface *surf;
 
-   if (modifiers && !dri->image->createImageWithModifiers) {
-      errno = ENOSYS;
-      return NULL;
-   }
-
    if (count)
       assert(modifiers);
 
diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
index 3306e52fde3..59131daf300 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri3_helper.c
@@ -1462,8 +1462,7 @@ dri3_alloc_render_buffer(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, unsigned int format,
    if (draw->dri_screen_render_gpu == draw->dri_screen_display_gpu) {
 #ifdef HAVE_DRI3_MODIFIERS
       if (draw->multiplanes_available &&
-          draw->ext->image->queryDmaBufModifiers &&
-          draw->ext->image->createImageWithModifiers) {
+          draw->ext->image->queryDmaBufModifiers) {
          xcb_dri3_get_supported_modifiers_cookie_t mod_cookie;
          xcb_dri3_get_supported_modifiers_reply_t *mod_reply;
          xcb_generic_error_t *error = NULL;
@@ -1528,11 +1527,10 @@ dri3_alloc_render_buffer(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, unsigned int format,
       if (!buffer->image)
          goto no_image;
    } else {
-      buffer->image = draw->ext->image->createImage(draw->dri_screen_render_gpu,
-                                                    width, height,
-                                                    format,
-                                                    0,
-                                                    buffer);
+      buffer->image =
+         draw->ext->image->createImage(draw->dri_screen_render_gpu,
+                                       width, height, format,
+                                       NULL, 0, 0, buffer);
 
       if (!buffer->image)
          goto no_image;
@@ -1546,6 +1544,7 @@ dri3_alloc_render_buffer(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, unsigned int format,
            draw->ext->image->createImage(draw->dri_screen_display_gpu,
                                          width, height,
                                          dri3_linear_format_for_format(draw, format),
+                                         NULL, 0,
                                          __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SHARE |
                                          __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR |
                                          __DRI_IMAGE_USE_BACKBUFFER |
@@ -1557,14 +1556,15 @@ dri3_alloc_render_buffer(struct loader_dri3_drawable *draw, unsigned int format,
       if (!pixmap_buffer) {
          buffer->linear_buffer =
            draw->ext->image->createImage(draw->dri_screen_render_gpu,
-                                         width, height,
-                                         dri3_linear_format_for_format(draw, format),
-                                         __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SHARE |
-                                         __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR |
-                                         __DRI_IMAGE_USE_BACKBUFFER |
-                                         __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SCANOUT |
-                                         __DRI_IMAGE_USE_PRIME_BUFFER,
-                                         buffer);
+                                        width, height,
+                                        dri3_linear_format_for_format(draw, format),
+                                        NULL, 0,
+                                        __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SHARE |
+                                        __DRI_IMAGE_USE_LINEAR |
+                                        __DRI_IMAGE_USE_BACKBUFFER |
+                                        __DRI_IMAGE_USE_SCANOUT |
+                                        __DRI_IMAGE_USE_PRIME_BUFFER,
+                                        buffer);
 
          pixmap_buffer = buffer->linear_buffer;
          if (!buffer->linear_buffer) {
diff --git a/src/loader/loader_dri_helper.c b/src/loader/loader_dri_helper.c
index c22e2a1a86a..fc3d095a2c5 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader_dri_helper.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader_dri_helper.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ __DRIimage *loader_dri_create_image(__DRIscreen *screen,
                                     unsigned int modifiers_count,
                                     void *loaderPrivate)
 {
-   if (modifiers && modifiers_count > 0 && image->createImageWithModifiers) {
+   if (modifiers && modifiers_count > 0) {
       bool has_valid_modifier = false;
       int i;
 
@@ -56,15 +56,10 @@ __DRIimage *loader_dri_create_image(__DRIscreen *screen,
       }
       if (!has_valid_modifier)
          return NULL;
-
-      return image->createImageWithModifiers(screen, width, height,
-                                             dri_format, modifiers,
-                                             modifiers_count, dri_usage,
-                                             loaderPrivate);
    }
 
-   /* No modifier given or fallback to the legacy createImage allowed */
-   return image->createImage(screen, width, height, dri_format, dri_usage,
+   return image->createImage(screen, width, height, dri_format,
+                             modifiers, modifiers_count, dri_usage,
                              loaderPrivate);
 }