diff --git a/modules/desktop-common.nix b/modules/desktop-common.nix
index 1012012..100e299 100644
--- a/modules/desktop-common.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop-common.nix
@@ -182,14 +182,6 @@
           DRM_AMDGPU_CIK = lib.mkForce no; # Sea Islands   / GCN 2 (2013): R9 290/290X/390, Kaveri APUs (A10-7850K), Steam Machine Bonaire
           DRM_AMD_SECURE_DISPLAY = lib.mkForce no; # HDCP region-CRC debugfs helper, needs custom DMCU firmware
 
-          # early-boot framebuffer chain: drop every alternative to amdgpu so
-          # the console never transitions simpledrm -> dummy -> amdgpu (visible
-          # as a flash + scrolled dmesg). amdgpu owns the display from initrd
-          # onward; pre-amdgpu kernel output stays in the printk ring buffer.
-          DRM_SIMPLEDRM = lib.mkForce no;
-          FB_EFI = lib.mkForce no;
-          FB_VESA = lib.mkForce no;
-
           # intel cpu / platform
           INTEL_IOMMU = lib.mkForce no;
           INTEL_IDLE = lib.mkForce no;