diff --git a/MobileGL/Init.cpp b/MobileGL/Init.cpp
index c62cee96..43204961 100644
--- a/MobileGL/Init.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/Init.cpp
@@ -238,18 +238,6 @@ namespace MobileGL {
 #endif
             return true;
         }
-#if defined(__linux__) && !defined(__ANDROID__)
-        // LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE is how a process (or whoever launched it) asks the system's GL for a
-        // software renderer. MobileGL is a GPU forwarder, so it steps aside and lets the system's
-        // other implementation give the process what it asked for.
-        {
-            String software;
-            if (MG_ConfigLoader::LookupSetting("LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE", software) && !software.empty() &&
-                software != "0" && software != "false") {
-                return false;
-            }
-        }
-#endif
 #if MOBILEGL_BUILD_DISAGGREGATED
         // Not yet: the bring-up would dial the configured server and wait for it. Ask first.
         return MG_Remote::Client::ConfiguredServerAvailable();
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/ServerProbeTest.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/ServerProbeTest.cpp
index 30d6656b..7728fb2e 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/ServerProbeTest.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Wire/ServerProbeTest.cpp
@@ -322,12 +322,13 @@ namespace {
         EXPECT_EQ(r.glxLoaded, 1);
         EXPECT_EQ(r.clientQueries, 1);
 
-        // A process that asked for software rendering is left to the system's other GL, server or not.
+        // Mesa's software-renderer selection must not disable MobileGL's EGL/GLX entry points.
         const EntryReport software = RunEntryPoints(server.endpoint, logBase, true);
-        EXPECT_EQ(software.vendorDisplay, 0);
-        EXPECT_EQ(software.getDisplay, 0);
-        EXPECT_EQ(software.vendorDevices, 0);
-        EXPECT_EQ(software.glxLoaded, 0);
+        EXPECT_EQ(software.vendorDisplay, 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(software.getDisplay, 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(software.vendorDevices, 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(software.glxLoaded, 1);
+        EXPECT_EQ(software.clientQueries, 1);
         std::error_code ec;
         std::filesystem::remove(Debug::RoleLogPath(logBase.c_str(), Debug::LogRole::Client), ec);
     }