diff --git a/include/render/vulkan.h b/include/render/vulkan.h
index 1cba5a192..8e9b64603 100644
--- a/include/render/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/render/vulkan.h
@@ -76,10 +76,8 @@ struct wlr_vk_device {
 VkPhysicalDevice vulkan_find_drm_phdev(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini, int drm_fd);
 
 // Creates a device for the given instance and physical device.
-// Will try to enable the given extensions but not fail if they are not
-// available which can later be checked by the caller.
 struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
-	VkPhysicalDevice phdev, size_t ext_count, const char **exts);
+	VkPhysicalDevice phdev);
 void vulkan_device_destroy(struct wlr_vk_device *dev);
 
 // Tries to find any memory bit for the given vulkan device that
diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index c373269df..45796ca9b 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ struct wlr_renderer *wlr_vk_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	vkGetPhysicalDeviceQueueFamilyProperties(phdev, &qfam_count,
 		queue_props);
 
-	struct wlr_vk_device *dev = vulkan_device_create(ini, phdev, 0, NULL);
+	struct wlr_vk_device *dev = vulkan_device_create(ini, phdev);
 	if (!dev) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create vulkan device");
 		vulkan_instance_destroy(ini);
diff --git a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
index 7e9e93962..6ae3c6b97 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/vulkan.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ VkPhysicalDevice vulkan_find_drm_phdev(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini, int drm_fd)
 }
 
 struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
-		VkPhysicalDevice phdev, size_t ext_count, const char **exts) {
+		VkPhysicalDevice phdev) {
 	VkResult res;
 
 	// check for extensions
@@ -426,23 +426,12 @@ struct wlr_vk_device *vulkan_device_create(struct wlr_vk_instance *ini,
 	dev->phdev = phdev;
 	dev->instance = ini;
 	dev->drm_fd = -1;
-	dev->extensions = calloc(16 + ext_count, sizeof(*ini->extensions));
+	dev->extensions = calloc(16, sizeof(*ini->extensions));
 	if (!dev->extensions) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "allocation failed");
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	// find extensions
-	for (unsigned i = 0; i < ext_count; ++i) {
-		if (find_extensions(avail_ext_props, avail_extc, &exts[i], 1)) {
-			wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "vulkan device extension %s not found",
-				exts[i]);
-			continue;
-		}
-
-		dev->extensions[dev->extension_count++] = exts[i];
-	}
-
 	// For dmabuf import we require at least the external_memory_fd,
 	// external_memory_dma_buf, queue_family_foreign and
 	// image_drm_format_modifier extensions.