diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
index 68798071ea1..b574edef205 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common-gn.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 , proprietaryCodecs ? true
 , cupsSupport ? true
 , pulseSupport ? false, libpulseaudio ? null
-, hiDPISupport ? false
 
 , upstream-info
 }:
@@ -154,7 +153,6 @@ let
     } // {
       treat_warnings_as_errors = false;
       is_clang = false;
-      enable_hidpi = hiDPISupport;
 
       # Google API keys, see:
       #   http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index 8f6e324765f..3ff90d28b9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 , proprietaryCodecs ? true
 , cupsSupport ? true
 , pulseSupport ? false, libpulseaudio ? null
-, hiDPISupport ? false
 
 , upstream-info
 }:
@@ -179,7 +178,6 @@ let
     } // {
       werror = "";
       clang = false;
-      enable_hidpi = hiDPISupport;
 
       # Google API keys, see:
       #   http://www.chromium.org/developers/how-tos/api-keys
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
index a16326fc98c..fd42c1b927b 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 , enableWideVine ? false
 , cupsSupport ? true
 , pulseSupport ? false
-, hiDPISupport ? false
 }:
 
 let
@@ -28,8 +27,7 @@ let
 
     mkChromiumDerivation = callPackage common {
       inherit enableSELinux enableNaCl enableHotwording gnomeSupport gnome
-              gnomeKeyringSupport proprietaryCodecs cupsSupport pulseSupport
-              hiDPISupport;
+              gnomeKeyringSupport proprietaryCodecs cupsSupport pulseSupport;
     };
 
     browser = callPackage ./browser.nix { inherit channel; };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d2ee0c9c7e5..764c4822cb4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12277,7 +12277,6 @@ in
     pulseSupport = config.pulseaudio or true;
     enablePepperFlash = config.chromium.enablePepperFlash or false;
     enableWideVine = config.chromium.enableWideVine or false;
-    hiDPISupport = config.chromium.hiDPISupport or false;
     gnome = gnome2;
   };