diff --git a/anda/games/gamescope/gamescope-legacy.sh b/anda/games/gamescope/gamescope-legacy.sh
index 25485be803..3da260e967 100644
--- a/anda/games/gamescope/gamescope-legacy.sh
+++ b/anda/games/gamescope/gamescope-legacy.sh
@@ -5,27 +5,16 @@
 gamescope_path="/usr/bin/gamescope"
 
 
-# Extra configuration for the people who need it, at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gamescope/legacy.conf or /etc/gamescope/legacy.conf
-# Should import an GAMESCOPE_LEGACY_ARGS variable
-# 
-# We should document this in Fyra Devdocs later
-
-
-if [ -f "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gamescope/legacy.conf" ]; then
-    . "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gamescope/legacy.conf"
-elif [ -f "/etc/gamescope/legacy.conf" ]; then
-    . "/etc/gamescope/legacy.conf"
-else
-    GAMESCOPE_LEGACY_ARGS=""
+# check if $BACKEND is already defined
+# todo: Probably want to patch gamescope-session-plus for this instead meow
+LEGACY_BACKEND_ARGS=""
+if [ -z "$BACKEND" ]; then
+    LEGACY_BACKEND_ARGS="--backend=sdl"
 fi
 
-
-# Check if we have a $DISPLAY variable, because if not then we're probably not
-# running nested
-
 if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ]; then
-    $gamescope_path --backend=drm --expose-wayland $GAMESCOPE_LEGACY_ARGS $@
+    $gamescope_path $LEGACY_BACKEND_ARGS $@
 else
-    $gamescope_path --backend=sdl $GAMESCOPE_LEGACY_ARGS $@
+    $gamescope_path $LEGACY_BACKEND_ARGS $@
 fi