diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9126c1ec811..e52d4b7643e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@ dri_drivers_path = get_option('dri-drivers-path')
 if dri_drivers_path == ''
   dri_drivers_path = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libdir'), 'dri')
 endif
-dri_search_path = get_option('dri-search-path')
-if dri_search_path == ''
-  dri_search_path = dri_drivers_path
-endif
 
 gbm_backends_path = get_option('gbm-backends-path')
 if gbm_backends_path == ''
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5de1bad27cd..d800f65f287 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -66,14 +66,6 @@ option(
                 'Do not enable unless you know what you are doing. Default: false'
 )
 
-option(
-  'dri-search-path',
-  type : 'string',
-  value : '',
-  description : 'Locations to search for dri drivers, passed as colon ' +
-                'separated list. Default: dri-drivers-path.'
-)
-
 option(
   'expat',
   type : 'feature',
diff --git a/src/loader/meson.build b/src/loader/meson.build
index 41fc37d6c66..1eded70b29b 100644
--- a/src/loader/meson.build
+++ b/src/loader/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ endif
 
 loader_c_args = [
   '-DUSE_DRICONF',
-  '-DDEFAULT_DRIVER_DIR="@0@"'.format(dri_search_path),
 ]
 libloader = static_library(
   'loader',