diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/launcher.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/launcher.cpp
index c27eccbec..e5cc426d0 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/launcher.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/launcher.cpp
@@ -69,14 +69,7 @@ FilteredCommandLineArguments::FilteredCommandLineArguments(
 		pushArgument("cocoa:fontengine=freetype");
 #endif // !Q_OS_WIN
 	}
-#elif defined Q_OS_UNIX
-	if (QFile::exists(cWorkingDir() + u"tdata/nowayland"_q)
-		&& qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QT_QPA_PLATFORM")) {
-		LOG(("Wayland: Disable on old installations"));
-		pushArgument("-platform");
-		pushArgument("xcb;wayland");
-	}
-#endif // Q_OS_WIN || Q_OS_MAC || Q_OS_UNIX
+#endif // Q_OS_WIN || Q_OS_MAC
 
 	pushArgument(nullptr);
 }
diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
index 2a78d1cc5..a8b2c6a3e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/platform/linux/specific_linux.cpp
@@ -858,18 +858,6 @@ bool OpenSystemSettings(SystemSettingsType type) {
 }
 
 void NewVersionLaunched(int oldVersion) {
-	if (oldVersion > 0
-		&& oldVersion <= 4000002
-		&& qEnvironmentVariableIsSet("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")
-		&& DesktopEnvironment::IsGnome()
-		&& !QFile::exists(cWorkingDir() + u"tdata/nowayland"_q)) {
-		QFile f(cWorkingDir() + u"tdata/nowayland"_q);
-		if (f.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
-			f.write("1");
-			f.close();
-			Core::Restart(); // restart with X backend
-		}
-	}
 	if (oldVersion <= 4001001 && cAutoStart()) {
 		AutostartToggle(true);
 	}