diff --git a/plugins/scenes/opengl/scene_opengl.cpp b/plugins/scenes/opengl/scene_opengl.cpp
--- a/plugins/scenes/opengl/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/plugins/scenes/opengl/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -363,12 +363,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-static SceneOpenGL *gs_debuggedScene = nullptr;
 SceneOpenGL::~SceneOpenGL()
 {
-    // do cleanup after initBuffer()
-    gs_debuggedScene = nullptr;
-
     if (init_ok) {
         makeOpenGLContextCurrent();
     }
@@ -380,23 +376,6 @@
     delete m_backend;
 }
 
-static void scheduleVboReInit()
-{
-    if (!gs_debuggedScene)
-        return;
-
-    static QPointer<QTimer> timer;
-    if (!timer) {
-        delete timer;
-        timer = new QTimer(gs_debuggedScene);
-        timer->setSingleShot(true);
-        QObject::connect(timer.data(), &QTimer::timeout, gs_debuggedScene, []() {
-            GLVertexBuffer::cleanup();
-            GLVertexBuffer::initStatic();
-        });
-    }
-    timer->start(250);
-}
 
 void SceneOpenGL::initDebugOutput()
 {
@@ -424,8 +403,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    gs_debuggedScene = this;
-
     // Set the callback function
     auto callback = [](GLenum source, GLenum type, GLuint id,
                        GLenum severity, GLsizei length,
@@ -444,14 +421,6 @@
             break;
 
         case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_OTHER:
-            // at least the nvidia driver seems prone to end up with invalid VBOs after
-            // transferring them between system heap and VRAM
-            // so we re-init them whenever this happens (typically when switching VT, resuming
-            // from STR and XRandR events - #344326
-            if (strstr(message, "Buffer detailed info:") && strstr(message, "has been updated"))
-                scheduleVboReInit();
-            // fall through! for general message printing
-            Q_FALLTHROUGH();
         case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_DEPRECATED_BEHAVIOR:
         case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_PORTABILITY:
         case GL_DEBUG_TYPE_PERFORMANCE: