diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 86a025195..faa535d44 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -423,17 +423,6 @@ void drm_atomic_connector_apply_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state) {
 	if (state->primary_in_fence_fd >= 0) {
 		close(state->primary_in_fence_fd);
 	}
-	if (state->out_fence_fd >= 0) {
-		// TODO: error handling
-		if (crtc->primary->current_release_timeline != NULL) {
-			wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_import_sync_file(crtc->primary->current_release_timeline,
-				crtc->primary->current_release_point, state->out_fence_fd);
-			wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_unref(crtc->primary->current_release_timeline);
-			crtc->primary->current_release_timeline = NULL;
-			crtc->primary->current_release_point = 0;
-		}
-		close(state->out_fence_fd);
-	}
 
 	conn->colorspace = state->colorspace;
 }
@@ -451,9 +440,6 @@ void drm_atomic_connector_rollback_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state)
 	if (state->primary_in_fence_fd >= 0) {
 		close(state->primary_in_fence_fd);
 	}
-	if (state->out_fence_fd >= 0) {
-		close(state->out_fence_fd);
-	}
 }
 
 static void plane_disable(struct atomic *atom, struct wlr_drm_plane *plane) {
@@ -505,19 +491,6 @@ static void set_plane_in_fence_fd(struct atomic *atom,
 	atomic_add(atom, plane->id, plane->props.in_fence_fd, sync_file_fd);
 }
 
-static void set_crtc_out_fence_ptr(struct atomic *atom, struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc,
-		int *fd_ptr) {
-	if (!crtc->props.out_fence_ptr) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR,
-			"CRTC %"PRIu32" is missing the OUT_FENCE_PTR property",
-			crtc->id);
-		atom->failed = true;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	atomic_add(atom, crtc->id, crtc->props.out_fence_ptr, (uintptr_t)fd_ptr);
-}
-
 static void atomic_connector_add(struct atomic *atom,
 		struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state, bool modeset) {
 	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = state->connector;
@@ -562,9 +535,6 @@ static void atomic_connector_add(struct atomic *atom,
 		if (state->primary_in_fence_fd >= 0) {
 			set_plane_in_fence_fd(atom, crtc->primary, state->primary_in_fence_fd);
 		}
-		if (state->base->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_SIGNAL_TIMELINE) {
-			set_crtc_out_fence_ptr(atom, crtc, &state->out_fence_fd);
-		}
 		if (crtc->cursor) {
 			if (drm_connector_is_cursor_visible(conn)) {
 				struct wlr_fbox cursor_src = {
diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 855e28e6b..2285617a9 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ static void drm_connector_state_init(struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state,
 		.base = base,
 		.active = output_pending_enabled(&conn->output, base),
 		.primary_in_fence_fd = -1,
-		.out_fence_fd = -1,
 	};
 
 	struct wlr_output_mode *mode = conn->output.current_mode;
diff --git a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
index 12761afd4..333beacad 100644
--- a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
+++ b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
@@ -352,10 +352,6 @@ static bool add_connector(drmModeAtomicReq *req,
 			liftoff_layer_set_property(crtc->liftoff_composition_layer,
 				"IN_FENCE_FD", state->primary_in_fence_fd);
 		}
-		if (state->base->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_SIGNAL_TIMELINE) {
-			ok = ok && add_prop(req, crtc->id, crtc->props.out_fence_ptr,
-				(uintptr_t)&state->out_fence_fd);
-		}
 
 		if (state->base->committed & WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_LAYERS) {
 			for (size_t i = 0; i < state->base->layers_len; i++) {
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/drm.h b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
index e07c16efe..a8c5e077a 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/drm.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/drm.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ struct wlr_drm_connector_state {
 	uint32_t mode_id;
 	uint32_t gamma_lut;
 	uint32_t fb_damage_clips;
-	int primary_in_fence_fd, out_fence_fd;
+	int primary_in_fence_fd;
 	bool vrr_enabled;
 	uint32_t colorspace;
 	uint32_t hdr_output_metadata;