diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index fb10be5078..87027ca187 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1033,8 +1033,8 @@ if features['d3d11']
 endif
 
 wayland = {
-    'deps': [dependency('wayland-client', version: '>= 1.21.0', required: get_option('wayland')),
-             dependency('wayland-cursor', version: '>= 1.21.0', required: get_option('wayland')),
+    'deps': [dependency('wayland-client', version: '>= 1.22.0', required: get_option('wayland')),
+             dependency('wayland-cursor', version: '>= 1.22.0', required: get_option('wayland')),
              dependency('wayland-protocols', version: '>= 1.31', required: get_option('wayland')),
              dependency('xkbcommon', version: '>= 0.3.0', required: get_option('wayland'))],
     'header': cc.has_header('linux/input-event-codes.h', required: get_option('wayland'),
diff --git a/video/out/wayland_common.c b/video/out/wayland_common.c
index b5b889b9d1..f53b832222 100644
--- a/video/out/wayland_common.c
+++ b/video/out/wayland_common.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@
 #include "color-representation-v1.h"
 #endif
 
-#if WAYLAND_VERSION_MAJOR > 1 || WAYLAND_VERSION_MINOR >= 22
-#define HAVE_WAYLAND_1_22
-#endif
-
 #ifndef CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW
 #define CLOCK_MONOTONIC_RAW 4
 #endif
@@ -1741,7 +1737,6 @@ static void surface_handle_leave(void *data, struct wl_surface *wl_surface,
     wl->pending_vo_events |= VO_EVENT_WIN_STATE;
 }
 
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND_1_22
 static void surface_handle_preferred_buffer_scale(void *data,
                                                   struct wl_surface *wl_surface,
                                                   int32_t scale)
@@ -1775,15 +1770,12 @@ static void surface_handle_preferred_buffer_transform(void *data,
                                                       uint32_t transform)
 {
 }
-#endif
 
 static const struct wl_surface_listener surface_listener = {
     surface_handle_enter,
     surface_handle_leave,
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND_1_22
     surface_handle_preferred_buffer_scale,
     surface_handle_preferred_buffer_transform,
-#endif
 };
 
 static void xdg_wm_base_ping(void *data, struct xdg_wm_base *wm_base, uint32_t serial)
@@ -2659,11 +2651,7 @@ static void registry_handle_add(void *data, struct wl_registry *reg, uint32_t id
     struct vo_wayland_state *wl = data;
 
     if (!strcmp(interface, wl_compositor_interface.name) && (ver >= 4) && found++) {
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND_1_22
         ver = MPMIN(ver, 6); /* Cap at 6 in case new events are added later. */
-#else
-        ver = 4;
-#endif
         wl->compositor = wl_registry_bind(reg, id, &wl_compositor_interface, ver);
         wl->surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(wl->compositor);
         wl->video_surface = wl_compositor_create_surface(wl->compositor);