diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 10730aa94..c700dc2fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ LIBS     := -lnanogui
 DESTDIR := /
 PREFIX := /usr/local
 
-ifdef GCV_ONLY_X11
-CXXFLAGS += -D_GCV_ONLY_X11 `pkg-config --cflags egl opencv4 glew`
-LIBS += `pkg-config --libs egl opencv4 glew`
-else
-LIBS += `pkg-config --libs egl glfw3 opencv4 glew`
-endif
+LIBS += `pkg-config --libs glfw3 opencv4 glew`
 
 all: release
 
@@ -37,7 +32,6 @@ asan: dirs
 
 clean: dirs
 
-export GCV_ONLY_X11
 export LDFLAGS
 export CXXFLAGS
 export LIBS
diff --git a/src/common/subsystems.hpp b/src/common/subsystems.hpp
index 1e739c918..c087775ca 100644
--- a/src/common/subsystems.hpp
+++ b/src/common/subsystems.hpp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <thread>
 #include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
-#include "opencv2/core/va_intel.hpp"
 #include <opencv2/videoio.hpp>
 #define NANOGUI_USE_OPENGL
 #include <nanogui/nanogui.h>