diff --git a/src/backend/kms/device.rs b/src/backend/kms/device.rs
index 7df3c8f9..418a16f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/kms/device.rs
+++ b/src/backend/kms/device.rs
@@ -1241,26 +1241,15 @@ fn populate_modes(
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let conn_info = drm.get_connector(conn, false)?;
     let max_bpc = drm_helpers::get_max_bpc(drm, conn)?.map(|(_val, range)| range.end.min(16));
-    let preferred = conn_info
+    let Some(mode) = conn_info
         .modes()
         .iter()
         .find(|mode| mode.mode_type().contains(ModeTypeFlags::PREFERRED))
         .copied()
-        .or(conn_info.modes().first().copied());
-    let Some(preferred) = preferred else {
+        .or(conn_info.modes().first().copied())
+    else {
         anyhow::bail!("No mode found");
     };
-    // Prefer the highest refresh rate at the native resolution so that
-    // high-refresh panels (120 Hz, 144 Hz, …) are used out-of-the-box
-    // without a pre-existing outputs.ron config.
-    let preferred_size = preferred.size();
-    let mode = conn_info
-        .modes()
-        .iter()
-        .filter(|m| m.size() == preferred_size)
-        .max_by_key(|m| drm_helpers::calculate_refresh_rate(**m))
-        .copied()
-        .unwrap_or(preferred);
 
     let refresh_rate = drm_helpers::calculate_refresh_rate(mode);
     let output_mode = OutputMode {