diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/vaapi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/vaapi/default.nix
index bc53597656e7..adb495689e33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/vaapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/vaapi/default.nix
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   mesonFlags = [
-    # Enables all features, so that we know when new dependencies are necessary.
-    "-Dauto_features=enabled"
     "-Dexamples=disabled" # requires many dependencies and probably not useful for our users
   ];