diff --git a/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/GLWidget.cs b/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/GLWidget.cs
index 62e74f8d..dbae8dae 100644
--- a/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/GLWidget.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/GLWidget.cs
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ namespace OpenTK
             }
             else
             {
-                _WindowInfo = XWindowInfoInitializer.Initialize(graphicsMode, this.Display.Handle, this.Screen.Number, widgetWindowHandle, this.Screen.RootWindow.Handle);
+                _WindowInfo = XWindowInfoInitializer.Initialize(this.Display.Handle, this.Screen.Number, widgetWindowHandle, this.Screen.RootWindow.Handle);
             }
 
             // Make the GDK GL context current
diff --git a/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/X11/XWindowInfoInitializer.cs b/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/X11/XWindowInfoInitializer.cs
index 74b86d54..2c047893 100644
--- a/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/X11/XWindowInfoInitializer.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTK.GLWidget/X11/XWindowInfoInitializer.cs
@@ -19,19 +19,15 @@ namespace OpenTK.X11
 #else
         const string UnixLibGdkName = "libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0";
 #endif
-        private const string UnixLibX11Name = "libX11.so.6";
-        private const string UnixLibGLName = "libGL.so.1";
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes an <see cref="IWindowInfo"/> under the X11 platform.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="mode"></param>
         /// <param name="displayHandle"></param>
         /// <param name="screenNumber"></param>
         /// <param name="gdkWindowHandle"></param>
         /// <param name="gdkRootWindowHandle"></param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IWindowInfo Initialize(GraphicsMode mode, IntPtr displayHandle, int screenNumber, IntPtr gdkWindowHandle, IntPtr gdkRootWindowHandle)
+        public static IWindowInfo Initialize(IntPtr displayHandle, int screenNumber, IntPtr gdkWindowHandle, IntPtr gdkRootWindowHandle)
         {
             IntPtr display = gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay(displayHandle);
 
@@ -43,110 +39,11 @@ namespace OpenTK.X11
             IntPtr rootWindowXid = gdk_x11_drawable_get_xid(gdkRootWindowHandle);
 #endif
 
-            IntPtr visualInfo;
-            if (mode.Index.HasValue)
-            {
-                XVisualInfo info = new XVisualInfo
-                {
-                    VisualID = mode.Index.Value
-                };
-
-                int dummy;
-                visualInfo = XGetVisualInfo(display, XVisualInfoMask.ID, ref info, out dummy);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                visualInfo = GetVisualInfo(mode, display, screenNumber);
-            }
-
-            IWindowInfo retval = Utilities.CreateX11WindowInfo(display, screenNumber, windowXid, rootWindowXid, visualInfo);
-            XFree(visualInfo);
+            IWindowInfo retval = Utilities.CreateX11WindowInfo(display, screenNumber, windowXid, rootWindowXid, IntPtr.Zero);
 
             return retval;
         }
 
-        private static IntPtr XGetVisualInfo(IntPtr display, XVisualInfoMask infoMask, ref XVisualInfo template, out int nitems)
-        {
-            return XGetVisualInfoInternal(display, (IntPtr)(int)infoMask, ref template, out nitems);
-        }
-
-        private static IntPtr GetVisualInfo(GraphicsMode mode, IntPtr display, int screenNumber)
-        {
-            try
-            {
-                int[] attributes = CreateAttributeList(mode).ToArray();
-                return glXChooseVisual(display, screenNumber, attributes);
-            }
-            catch (DllNotFoundException e)
-            {
-                throw new DllNotFoundException("OpenGL dll not found!", e);
-            }
-            catch (EntryPointNotFoundException enf)
-            {
-                throw new EntryPointNotFoundException("Glx entry point not found!", enf);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private static List<int> CreateAttributeList(GraphicsMode mode)
-        {
-            List<int> attributeList = new List<int>(24);
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.RGBA);
-
-            if (mode.Buffers > 1)
-            {
-                attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.DOUBLEBUFFER);
-            }
-
-            if (mode.Stereo)
-            {
-                attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.STEREO);
-            }
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.RED_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.ColorFormat.Red / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.GREEN_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.ColorFormat.Green / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.BLUE_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.ColorFormat.Blue / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.ALPHA_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.ColorFormat.Alpha / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.DEPTH_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.Depth);
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.STENCIL_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.Stencil);
-
-            //attributeList.Add(GLX_AUX_BUFFERS);
-            //attributeList.Add(Buffers);
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.ACCUM_RED_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.AccumulatorFormat.Red / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.ACCUM_GREEN_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.AccumulatorFormat.Green / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.ACCUM_BLUE_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.AccumulatorFormat.Blue / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.ACCUM_ALPHA_SIZE);
-            attributeList.Add(mode.AccumulatorFormat.Alpha / 4); // TODO support 16-bit
-
-            attributeList.Add((int)GLXAttribute.NONE);
-
-            return attributeList;
-        }
-
-        [DllImport(UnixLibX11Name, EntryPoint = "XGetVisualInfo")]
-        private static extern IntPtr XGetVisualInfoInternal(IntPtr display, IntPtr infoMask, ref XVisualInfo template, out int nitems);
-
-        [SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity, DllImport(UnixLibX11Name)]
-        private static extern void XFree(IntPtr handle);
-
 #if GTK3
         /// <summary> Returns the X resource (window or pixmap) belonging to a GdkWindow. </summary>
         /// <remarks> XID gdk_x11_window_get_xid(GdkWindow *drawable); </remarks>
@@ -168,8 +65,5 @@ namespace OpenTK.X11
         /// <returns> The X Display of the GdkDisplay. </returns>
         [SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity, DllImport(UnixLibGdkName)]
         private static extern IntPtr gdk_x11_display_get_xdisplay(IntPtr gdkDisplay);
-
-        [SuppressUnmanagedCodeSecurity, DllImport(UnixLibGLName)]
-        private static extern IntPtr glXChooseVisual(IntPtr display, int screen, int[] attr);
     }
 }
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