diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles2.cpp
index edd2571f7cf..2a6a53cc44b 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles2.cpp
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ void RasterizerCanvasBaseGLES2::draw_lens_distortion_rect(const Rect2 &p_rect, f
 
 void RasterizerCanvasBaseGLES2::initialize() {
 
-	bool flag_stream = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/flag_stream");
+	bool flag_stream = false;
 	if (flag_stream)
 		_buffer_upload_usage_flag = GL_STREAM_DRAW;
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
index 3f811168c3f..1477abd4d7d 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
@@ -6299,7 +6299,6 @@ void RasterizerStorageGLES2::initialize() {
 
 	config.force_vertex_shading = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/quality/shading/force_vertex_shading");
 	config.use_fast_texture_filter = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/quality/filters/use_nearest_mipmap_filter");
-	config.should_orphan = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/orphan_buffers");
 }
 
 void RasterizerStorageGLES2::finalize() {
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles3.cpp
index 6192c959943..e2e56da85f6 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_canvas_base_gles3.cpp
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@ void RasterizerCanvasBaseGLES3::draw_window_margins(int *black_margin, RID *blac
 
 void RasterizerCanvasBaseGLES3::initialize() {
 
-	bool flag_stream = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/flag_stream");
+	bool flag_stream = false;
 	if (flag_stream) {
 		_buffer_upload_usage_flag = GL_STREAM_DRAW;
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
index c22f12816cc..3680b2a5f4a 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_storage_gles3.cpp
@@ -8570,8 +8570,6 @@ void RasterizerStorageGLES3::initialize() {
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	config.should_orphan = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/orphan_buffers");
 }
 
 void RasterizerStorageGLES3::finalize() {
diff --git a/drivers/gles_common/rasterizer_canvas_batcher.h b/drivers/gles_common/rasterizer_canvas_batcher.h
index 73286e70522..84ae9b43081 100644
--- a/drivers/gles_common/rasterizer_canvas_batcher.h
+++ b/drivers/gles_common/rasterizer_canvas_batcher.h
@@ -1052,10 +1052,6 @@ PREAMBLE(void)::batch_initialize() {
 	bdata.settings_light_max_join_items = CLAMP(bdata.settings_light_max_join_items, 0, 65535);
 	bdata.settings_item_reordering_lookahead = CLAMP(bdata.settings_item_reordering_lookahead, 0, 65535);
 
-	// allow user to override the api usage techniques using project settings
-	bdata.buffer_mode_batch_upload_send_null = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_batching/send_null");
-	bdata.buffer_mode_batch_upload_flag_stream = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/options/api_usage_batching/flag_stream");
-
 	// for debug purposes, output a string with the batching options
 	String batching_options_string = "OpenGL ES Batching: ";
 	if (bdata.settings_use_batching) {
diff --git a/servers/visual_server.cpp b/servers/visual_server.cpp
index a138af74c0d..e32190ff366 100644
--- a/servers/visual_server.cpp
+++ b/servers/visual_server.cpp
@@ -2450,11 +2450,6 @@ VisualServer::VisualServer() {
 	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/quality/2d/ninepatch_mode", 0);
 	ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->set_custom_property_info("rendering/quality/2d/ninepatch_mode", PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "rendering/quality/2d/ninepatch_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Default,Scaling"));
 
-	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/options/api_usage_batching/send_null", true);
-	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/options/api_usage_batching/flag_stream", false);
-	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/flag_stream", false);
-	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/options/api_usage_legacy/orphan_buffers", true);
-
 	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/batching/options/use_batching", true);
 	GLOBAL_DEF_RST("rendering/batching/options/use_batching_in_editor", true);
 	GLOBAL_DEF("rendering/batching/options/single_rect_fallback", false);