--- a/src/drivers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/drivers/mod.rs
@@ -187,19 +187,6 @@ impl DriverRegistry {
                 let driver = virtio::VirtioDriver::new(full, firmware)?;
                 Ok(Arc::new(driver))
             }
-            PCI_VENDOR_ID_INTEL => {
-                // Gate unsupported Intel GPU generations.
-                // Only Gen12+ (Tiger Lake and newer) have validated firmware/DMC paths.
-                // Older generations are rejected with a clear message.
-                if !is_supported_intel_generation(full.device_id) {
-                    return Err(DriverError::Pci(format!(
-                        "Intel GPU {:#06x} at {} is Gen{} — Gen8+ (Skylake and newer) are supported; Gen4-Gen7 require different display hardware init and are not yet supported",
-                        full.device_id, full.location, intel_generation_name(full.device_id)
-                    )));
-                }
-                let driver = intel::IntelDriver::new(full, firmware)?;
-                Ok(Arc::new(driver))
-            }
             _ => Err(DriverError::Pci(format!(
                 "unsupported GPU vendor {:#06x} at {}",
                 full.vendor_id, full.location
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -279,8 +279,6 @@ const INTEL_ICL_DMC_KEYS: &[&str] = &["i915/icl_dmc_ver1_09.bin", "i915/icl_dm
 const INTEL_GLK_DMC_KEYS: &[&str] = &["i915/glk_dmc_ver1_04.bin"];
 const INTEL_RKL_DMC_KEYS: &[&str] = &["i915/rkl_dmc_ver2_03.bin", "i915/rkl_dmc_ver2_02.bin"];
-const INTEL_DG1_DMC_KEYS: &[&str] = &["i915/dg1_dmc_ver2_02.bin"];
-
 fn intel_display_firmware_keys(device_id: u16) -> Option<&'static [&'static str]> {
     match device_id {
         // Gen12+ (Tiger Lake and newer)
@@ -309,8 +309,6 @@ fn intel_display_firmware_keys(device_id: u16) -> Option<&'static [&'static str]
         | 0x9BCC | 0x9BE6 | 0x9BF6 => Some(INTEL_KBL_DMC_KEYS),
         0x0A84 | 0x1A84 | 0x1A85 | 0x5A84 | 0x5A85 => Some(INTEL_GLK_DMC_KEYS),
-        // DG1 (Gen12)
-        0x4905 | 0x4906 | 0x4907 | 0x4908 | 0x4909 => Some(INTEL_DG1_DMC_KEYS),
         _ => None,
     }
 }