diff --git a/docs/envvars.rst b/docs/envvars.rst
index 79718766c7b..79fd6d6a525 100644
--- a/docs/envvars.rst
+++ b/docs/envvars.rst
@@ -877,11 +877,6 @@ Anvil(ANV) driver environment variables
    If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this forces all descriptor sets to
    use the internal :ref:`Bindless model`.
 
-.. envvar:: ANV_QUEUE_THREAD_DISABLE
-
-   If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this disables support for timeline
-   semaphores.
-
 .. envvar:: ANV_USERSPACE_RELOCS
 
    If defined to ``1`` or ``true``, this forces ANV to always do
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
index 9b16d06c8da..ceb680bf3f4 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
@@ -2562,9 +2562,6 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       goto fail_base;
 
-   if (debug_get_bool_option("ANV_QUEUE_THREAD_DISABLE", false))
-      device->has_exec_timeline = false;
-
    device->has_cooperative_matrix =
       device->info.cooperative_matrix_configurations[0].scope != INTEL_CMAT_SCOPE_NONE;
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
index cb4718483f2..3c4e91938b7 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan_hasvk/anv_device.c
@@ -1755,8 +1755,6 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
 
    if (intel_gem_get_param(fd, I915_PARAM_HAS_EXEC_TIMELINE_FENCES, &val))
       device->has_exec_timeline = val;
-   if (debug_get_bool_option("ANV_QUEUE_THREAD_DISABLE", false))
-      device->has_exec_timeline = false;
 
    unsigned st_idx = 0;