diff --git a/hw/xquartz/xpr/xprScreen.c b/hw/xquartz/xpr/xprScreen.c
index 81de33769..d420c41db 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/xpr/xprScreen.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/xpr/xprScreen.c
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@
 #include "micmap.h"
 
 #include "rootlessCommon.h"
-
-#ifdef DAMAGE
 #include "damage.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "nonsdk_extinit.h"
 #include "extinit_priv.h"
 
@@ -439,12 +435,10 @@ have_depth:
 static Bool
 xprSetupScreen(int index, ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
-#ifdef DAMAGE
     // The Damage extension needs to wrap underneath the
     // generic rootless layer, so do it now.
     if (!DamageSetup(pScreen))
         return FALSE;
-#endif
 
     // Initialize generic rootless code
     if (!xprInit(pScreen))
diff --git a/include/extinit.h b/include/extinit.h
index 6a16f4d77..a9f279126 100644
--- a/include/extinit.h
+++ b/include/extinit.h
@@ -54,10 +54,7 @@ OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #include "extnsionst.h"
 
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool noCompositeExtension;
-
-#ifdef DAMAGE
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool noDamageExtension;
-#endif
 
 #if defined(DBE)
 extern _X_EXPORT Bool noDbeExtension;
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 19eb16967..142df38c2 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ endif
 conf_data.set('UNIXCONN', host_machine.system() != 'windows' ? '1' : false)
 conf_data.set('IPv6', build_ipv6 ? '1' : false)
 
-conf_data.set('DAMAGE', '1')
 conf_data.set('DBE', '1')
 conf_data.set('DGA', build_dga ? '1' : false)
 conf_data.set('DPMSExtension', build_dpms ? '1' : false)
diff --git a/mi/miinitext.c b/mi/miinitext.c
index 68030332e..bd4ec1e9c 100644
--- a/mi/miinitext.c
+++ b/mi/miinitext.c
@@ -126,9 +126,7 @@ static const ExtensionModule staticExtensions[] = {
     {RRExtensionInit, "RANDR", &noRRExtension},
 #endif
     {CompositeExtensionInit, "COMPOSITE", &noCompositeExtension},
-#ifdef DAMAGE
     {DamageExtensionInit, "DAMAGE", &noDamageExtension},
-#endif
 #ifdef SCREENSAVER
     {ScreenSaverExtensionInit, "MIT-SCREEN-SAVER", &noScreenSaverExtension},
 #endif
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index ac90adac7..a91aadd6e 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -119,12 +119,9 @@ __stdcall unsigned long GetTickCount(void);
 #include "dixstruct_priv.h"
 
 Bool noTestExtensions;
-
 Bool noCompositeExtension = FALSE;
-
-#ifdef DAMAGE
 Bool noDamageExtension = FALSE;
-#endif
+
 #ifdef DBE
 Bool noDbeExtension = FALSE;
 #endif