diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 6588bdc01..0f018ebff 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -382,14 +382,6 @@ static bool atomic_crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 	if (ok && !test_only) {
 		commit_blob(drm, &crtc->mode_id, mode_id);
 		commit_blob(drm, &crtc->gamma_lut, gamma_lut);
-
-		if (vrr_enabled != prev_vrr_enabled) {
-			output->adaptive_sync_status = vrr_enabled ?
-				WLR_OUTPUT_ADAPTIVE_SYNC_ENABLED :
-				WLR_OUTPUT_ADAPTIVE_SYNC_DISABLED;
-			wlr_drm_conn_log(conn, WLR_DEBUG, "VRR %s",
-				vrr_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-		}
 	} else {
 		rollback_blob(drm, &crtc->mode_id, mode_id);
 		rollback_blob(drm, &crtc->gamma_lut, gamma_lut);
diff --git a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
index 534e5ef29..0df2e3074 100644
--- a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
+++ b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
@@ -478,14 +478,6 @@ out:
 	if (ok && !test_only) {
 		commit_blob(drm, &crtc->mode_id, mode_id);
 		commit_blob(drm, &crtc->gamma_lut, gamma_lut);
-
-		if (vrr_enabled != prev_vrr_enabled) {
-			output->adaptive_sync_status = vrr_enabled ?
-				WLR_OUTPUT_ADAPTIVE_SYNC_ENABLED :
-				WLR_OUTPUT_ADAPTIVE_SYNC_DISABLED;
-			wlr_drm_conn_log(conn, WLR_DEBUG, "VRR %s",
-				vrr_enabled ? "enabled" : "disabled");
-		}
 	} else {
 		rollback_blob(drm, &crtc->mode_id, mode_id);
 		rollback_blob(drm, &crtc->gamma_lut, gamma_lut);