diff --git a/hw/xfree86/loader/dixsym.c b/hw/xfree86/loader/dixsym.c
index 33a687aa8..220d25c37 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/loader/dixsym.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/loader/dixsym.c
@@ -403,9 +403,6 @@ _X_HIDDEN void *dixLookupTab[] = {
 
     SYMVAR(noXInputExtension)
 
-#ifdef XIDLE
-    SYMVAR(noXIdleExtension)
-#endif
 #ifdef XSELINUX
     SYMVAR(noSELinuxExtension)
 #endif
diff --git a/include/globals.h b/include/globals.h
index c1c8c6782..a95096f81 100644
--- a/include/globals.h
+++ b/include/globals.h
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@ extern Bool noPanoramiXExtension;
 
 extern Bool noXInputExtension;
 
-#ifdef XIDLE
-extern Bool noXIdleExtension;
-#endif
 
 #ifdef XSELINUX
 extern Bool noSELinuxExtension;
diff --git a/mi/miinitext.c b/mi/miinitext.c
index 393ee8408..6516f43db 100644
--- a/mi/miinitext.c
+++ b/mi/miinitext.c
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ extern Bool noPanoramiXExtension;
 extern Bool noPseudoramiXExtension;
 #endif
 extern Bool noXInputExtension;
-#ifdef XIDLE
-extern Bool noXIdleExtension;
-#endif
 #ifdef XSELINUX
 extern Bool noSELinuxExtension;
 #endif
@@ -212,9 +209,6 @@ extern void XInputExtensionInit(INITARGS);
 extern void XTestExtensionInit(INITARGS);
 #endif
 extern void BigReqExtensionInit(INITARGS);
-#ifdef XIDLE
-extern void XIdleExtensionInit(INITARGS);
-#endif
 #ifdef SCREENSAVER
 extern void ScreenSaverExtensionInit (INITARGS);
 #endif
@@ -422,9 +416,6 @@ InitExtensions(int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!noTestExtensions) XTestExtensionInit();
 #endif
     BigReqExtensionInit();
-#ifdef XIDLE
-    if (!noXIdleExtension) XIdleExtensionInit();
-#endif
 #if defined(SCREENSAVER)
     if (!noScreenSaverExtension) ScreenSaverExtensionInit ();
 #endif
@@ -519,9 +510,6 @@ static ExtensionModule staticExtensions[] = {
     { XTestExtensionInit, XTestExtensionName, &noTestExtensions, NULL, NULL },
 #endif
     { BigReqExtensionInit, "BIG-REQUESTS", NULL, NULL, NULL },
-#ifdef XIDLE
-    { XIdleExtensionInit, "XIDLE", &noXIdleExtension, NULL, NULL },
-#endif
     { SyncExtensionInit, "SYNC", NULL, NULL, NULL },
 #ifdef XKB
     { XkbExtensionInit, XkbName, &noXkbExtension, NULL, NULL },
diff --git a/os/utils.c b/os/utils.c
index 0682bef82..88a64950d 100644
--- a/os/utils.c
+++ b/os/utils.c
@@ -188,9 +188,6 @@ _X_EXPORT Bool noXFixesExtension = FALSE;
 _X_EXPORT Bool noPanoramiXExtension = TRUE;
 #endif
 _X_EXPORT Bool noXInputExtension = FALSE;
-#ifdef XIDLE
-_X_EXPORT Bool noXIdleExtension = FALSE;
-#endif
 #ifdef XSELINUX
 _X_EXPORT Bool noSELinuxExtension = FALSE;
 _X_EXPORT int selinuxEnforcingState = SELINUX_MODE_DEFAULT;