diff --git a/tools/ei-demo-client.c b/tools/ei-demo-client.c
index 196e59c..4a8e1dc 100644
--- a/tools/ei-demo-client.c
+++ b/tools/ei-demo-client.c
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ usage(FILE *fp, const char *argv0)
 		"Options:\n"
 		" --socket	Use the socket backend. The socket path is $LIBEI_SOCKET if set, \n"
 		"		otherwise $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/eis-0\n"
-		" --portal	Use the portal backend.\n"
-		" --busname     Use the given busname (default: org.freedesktop.portal.Desktop)\n"
 		" --verbose	Enable debugging output\n"
 		" --receiver	Create a receiver EIS context, receiving events instead of sending them\n"
 		" --interval    Interval in milliseconds between polling\n"
@@ -198,7 +196,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	enum {
 		SOCKET,
-		PORTAL,
 	} backend = SOCKET;
 	bool verbose = false;
 	bool receiver = false;
@@ -209,8 +206,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	while (1) {
 		enum {
 			OPT_BACKEND_SOCKET,
-			OPT_BACKEND_PORTAL,
-			OPT_BUSNAME,
 			OPT_VERBOSE,
 			OPT_RECEIVER,
 			OPT_INTERVAL,
@@ -218,8 +213,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		};
 		static struct option long_opts[] = {
 			{"socket",	no_argument, 0, OPT_BACKEND_SOCKET},
-			{"portal",	no_argument, 0, OPT_BACKEND_PORTAL},
-			{"busname",	required_argument, 0, OPT_BUSNAME},
 			{"verbose",	no_argument, 0, OPT_VERBOSE},
 			{"receiver",	no_argument, 0, OPT_RECEIVER},
 			{"interval",    required_argument, 0, OPT_INTERVAL},
@@ -243,12 +236,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		case OPT_BACKEND_SOCKET:
 			backend = SOCKET;
 			break;
-		case OPT_BACKEND_PORTAL:
-			backend = PORTAL;
-			break;
-		case OPT_BUSNAME:
-			free(busname);
-			busname = xstrdup(optarg);
 			break;
 		case OPT_RECEIVER:
 			receiver = true;
@@ -283,11 +270,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		const char SOCKETNAME[] = "eis-0";
 		colorprint("connecting to %s\n", SOCKETNAME);
 		rc = ei_setup_backend_socket(ei, getenv("LIBEI_SOCKET") ? NULL : SOCKETNAME);
-	} else if (backend == PORTAL) {
-#if ENABLE_LIBEI_PORTAL
-		colorprint("connecting to %s\n", busname);
-		rc = ei_setup_backend_portal_busname(ei, busname);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	if (rc != 0) {