diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_main.c b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_main.c
index 7e4ea54b..7cd899de 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_main.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_main.c
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@
 #define DG_DYNARR_IMPLEMENTATION
 #include "../files/DG_dynarr.h"
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-  #define REF_VERSION "Yamagi Quake II OpenGL ES3 Refresher"
-#else
-  #define REF_VERSION "Yamagi Quake II OpenGL4 Refresher"
-#endif
+#define REF_VERSION "Yamagi Quake II OpenGL4 Refresher"
 
 refimport_t ri;
 
@@ -1006,15 +1002,7 @@ GL4_DrawParticles(void)
 		glDepthMask(GL_FALSE);
 		glEnable(GL_BLEND);
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-		// the RPi4 GLES3 implementation doesn't draw particles if culling is
-		// enabled (at least with GL_FRONT which seems to be default in q2?)
-		glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
-#else
-		// GLES doesn't have this, maybe it's always enabled? (https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/a/15528 says it works)
-		// luckily we don't use glPointSize() but set gl_PointSize in shader anyway
 		glEnable(GL_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE);
-#endif
 
 		GL4_UseProgram(gl4state.siParticle.shaderProgram);
 
@@ -1041,12 +1029,8 @@ GL4_DrawParticles(void)
 
 		glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 		glDepthMask(GL_TRUE);
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-		if(r_cull->value != 0.0f)
-			glEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
-#else
+
 		glDisable(GL_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE);
-#endif
 
 		YQ2_VLAFREE(buf);
 	}
@@ -1880,12 +1864,6 @@ GL4_BeginFrame(float camera_separation)
 	{
 		gl_drawbuffer->modified = false;
 
-
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-		// OpenGL ES3 only supports GL_NONE, GL_BACK and GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT*
-		// so this doesn't make sense here, see https://docs.gl/es3/glDrawBuffers
-		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "NOTE: gl_drawbuffer not supported by OpenGL ES!\n");
-#else // Desktop GL
 		// TODO: stereo stuff
 		//if ((gl4state.camera_separation == 0) || gl4state.stereo_mode != STEREO_MODE_OPENGL)
 		{
@@ -1896,7 +1874,6 @@ GL4_BeginFrame(float camera_separation)
 			}
 			glDrawBuffer(drawBuffer);
 		}
-#endif
 	}
 
 	/* texturemode stuff */
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_misc.c b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_misc.c
index e354f227..4bd2dad8 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_misc.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_misc.c
@@ -34,22 +34,15 @@ void
 GL4_SetDefaultState(void)
 {
 	glClearColor(1, 0, 0.5, 0.5);
-#ifndef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-	// in GLES this is only supported with an extension:
-	// https://www.khronos.org/registry/OpenGL/extensions/EXT/EXT_multisample_compatibility.txt
-	// but apparently it's just enabled by default if set in the context?
+
 	glDisable(GL_MULTISAMPLE);
-#endif
 	glCullFace(GL_FRONT);
 
 	glDisable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
 	glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
 	glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
-#ifndef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-	// in GLES GL_FILL is the only supported mode
 	glPolygonMode(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_FILL);
-#endif
 
 	// TODO: gl1_texturealphamode?
 	GL4_TextureMode(gl_texturemode->string);
@@ -64,13 +57,10 @@ GL4_SetDefaultState(void)
 
 	glBlendFunc(GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
 
-#ifndef YQ2_GL3_GLES // see above
 	if (gl_msaa_samples->value)
 	{
 		glEnable(GL_MULTISAMPLE);
-		// glHint(GL_MULTISAMPLE_FILTER_HINT_NV, GL_NICEST); TODO what is this for?
 	}
-#endif
 }
 
 static byte dottexture[8][8] = {
@@ -126,14 +116,7 @@ GL4_ScreenShot(void)
 {
 	int w=vid.width, h=vid.height;
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-	// My RPi4's GLES3 doesn't like GL_RGB, so use GL_RGBA with GLES
-	// TODO: we could convert the screenshot to RGB before writing
-	//       so the resulting file is smaller
-	static const int comps = 4;
-#else // Desktop GL
 	static const int comps = 3;
-#endif
 	byte *buffer = malloc(w*h*comps);
 
 	if (!buffer)
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_sdl.c b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_sdl.c
index bebae9f9..c266d61e 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_sdl.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_sdl.c
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ DebugCallback(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity, GLsizei le
 
 	switch (severity)
 	{
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-  #define SVRCASE(X, STR)  case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_ ## X ## _KHR : severityStr = STR; break;
-#else // Desktop GL
-  #define SVRCASE(X, STR)  case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_ ## X ## _ARB : severityStr = STR; break;
-#endif
-
+#define SVRCASE(X, STR)  case GL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_ ## X ## _ARB : severityStr = STR; break;
 		case QGL_DEBUG_SEVERITY_NOTIFICATION: return;
 		SVRCASE(HIGH, "Severity: High")
 		SVRCASE(MEDIUM, "Severity: Medium")
@@ -72,11 +67,7 @@ DebugCallback(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity, GLsizei le
 
 	switch (source)
 	{
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-  #define SRCCASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_ ## X ## _KHR: sourceStr = "Source: " #X; break;
-#else
-  #define SRCCASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_ ## X ## _ARB: sourceStr = "Source: " #X; break;
-#endif
+#define SRCCASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_ ## X ## _ARB: sourceStr = "Source: " #X; break;
 		SRCCASE(API);
 		SRCCASE(WINDOW_SYSTEM);
 		SRCCASE(SHADER_COMPILER);
@@ -88,11 +79,7 @@ DebugCallback(GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id, GLenum severity, GLsizei le
 
 	switch(type)
 	{
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-  #define TYPECASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_ ## X ## _KHR: typeStr = "Type: " #X; break;
-#else
-  #define TYPECASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_ ## X ## _ARB: typeStr = "Type: " #X; break;
-#endif
+#define TYPECASE(X)  case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_ ## X ## _ARB: typeStr = "Type: " #X; break;
 		TYPECASE(ERROR);
 		TYPECASE(DEPRECATED_BEHAVIOR);
 		TYPECASE(UNDEFINED_BEHAVIOR);
@@ -228,22 +215,14 @@ int GL4_PrepareForWindow(void)
 		gl4config.stencil = false;
 	}
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 3);
-	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 0);
-	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_ES);
-#else // Desktop GL
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, 4);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, 6);
 	SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_CORE);
-#endif
 
 	// Set GL context flags.
 	int contextFlags = 0;
 
-#ifndef YQ2_GL3_GLES // Desktop GL (at least RPi4 doesn't like this for GLES3)
 	contextFlags |= SDL_GL_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_FLAG;
-#endif
 
 	if (gl4_debugcontext && gl4_debugcontext->value)
 	{
@@ -344,21 +323,13 @@ int GL4_InitContext(void* win)
 	GL4_SetVsync();
 
 	// Load GL pointrs through GLAD and check context.
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-	if( !gladLoadGLES2Loader(SDL_GL_GetProcAddress))
-#else // Desktop GL
 	if( !gladLoadGLLoader(SDL_GL_GetProcAddress))
-#endif
 	{
 		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "GL4_InitContext(): ERROR: loading OpenGL function pointers failed!\n");
 
 		return false;
 	}
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-	else if (GLVersion.major < 3)
-#else // Desktop GL
 	else if (GLVersion.major < 4 || (GLVersion.major == 4 && GLVersion.minor < 6))
-#endif
 	{
 		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "GL4_InitContext(): ERROR: glad only got GL version %d.%d!\n", GLVersion.major, GLVersion.minor);
 
@@ -369,11 +340,7 @@ int GL4_InitContext(void* win)
 		R_Printf(PRINT_ALL, "Successfully loaded OpenGL function pointers using glad, got version %d.%d!\n", GLVersion.major, GLVersion.minor);
 	}
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-	gl4config.debug_output = GLAD_GL_KHR_debug != 0;
-#else // Desktop GL
 	gl4config.debug_output = GLAD_GL_ARB_debug_output != 0;
-#endif
 	gl4config.anisotropic = GLAD_GL_ARB_texture_filter_anisotropic != 0;
 
 	gl4config.major_version = GLVersion.major;
@@ -382,25 +349,13 @@ int GL4_InitContext(void* win)
 	// Debug context setup.
 	if (gl4_debugcontext && gl4_debugcontext->value && gl4config.debug_output)
 	{
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES
-		glDebugMessageCallbackKHR(DebugCallback, NULL);
-
-		// Call GL3_DebugCallback() synchronously, i.e. directly when and
-		// where the error happens (so we can get the cause in a backtrace)
-		glEnable(GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS_KHR);
-#else // Desktop GL
 		glDebugMessageCallbackARB(DebugCallback, NULL);
 		glEnable(GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS_ARB);
-#endif
 	}
 
 	// Window title - set here so we can display renderer name in it.
 	char title[40] = {0};
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-	snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "Yamagi Quake II %s - OpenGL ES 3.0", YQ2VERSION);
-#else
 	snprintf(title, sizeof(title), "Yamagi Quake II %s - OpenGL 4.6", YQ2VERSION);
-#endif
 	SDL_SetWindowTitle(window, title);
 
 #if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 26, 0)
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_shaders.c b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_shaders.c
index 39a76ab9..2ca0542b 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_shaders.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl4/gl4_shaders.c
@@ -36,11 +36,7 @@ CompileShader(GLenum shaderType, const char* shaderSrc, const char* shaderSrc2)
 {
 	GLuint shader = glCreateShader(shaderType);
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-	const char* version = "#version 300 es\nprecision mediump float;\n";
-#else // Desktop GL
 	const char* version = "#version 460\n";
-#endif
 	const char* sources[3] = { version, shaderSrc, shaderSrc2 };
 	int numSources = shaderSrc2 != NULL ? 3 : 2;
 
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl4/header/local.h b/src/client/refresh/gl4/header/local.h
index bd4499a8..0e31ab89 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl4/header/local.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl4/header/local.h
@@ -34,23 +34,13 @@
   // using system headers for their parsers/indexers but glad for real build
   // (in glad glFoo is just a #define to glad_glFoo or sth, which screws up autocompletion)
   // (you may have to configure your IDE to #define IN_IDE_PARSER, but not for building!)
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-  #include <GLES3/gl32.h>
-#else // desktop GL4
   #define GL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES 1
   #include <GL/gl.h>
   #include <GL/glext.h>
-#endif
 
 #else
 
-#ifdef YQ2_GL3_GLES3
-  #include "../glad-gles3/include/glad/glad.h"
-  // yes, this is a bit hacky, but it works :-P
-  #define glDepthRange glDepthRangef
-#else // desktop GL4
-  #include "../glad/include/glad/glad.h"
-#endif
+#include "../glad/include/glad/glad.h"
 
 #endif