diff --git a/vl.c b/vl.c
index c56f7f8046..6b8f946d58 100644
--- a/vl.c
+++ b/vl.c
@@ -2185,10 +2185,6 @@ static void parse_display(const char *p)
             error_report("VNC requires a display argument vnc=<display>");
             exit(1);
         }
-    } else if (strstart(p, "egl-headless", &opts)) {
-        dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_EGL_HEADLESS;
-    } else if (strstart(p, "curses", &opts)) {
-        dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_CURSES;
     } else if (strstart(p, "gtk", &opts)) {
         dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_GTK;
         while (*opts) {
@@ -2221,8 +2217,6 @@ static void parse_display(const char *p)
             }
             opts = nextopt;
         }
-    } else if (strstart(p, "none", &opts)) {
-        dpy.type = DISPLAY_TYPE_NONE;
     } else {
         parse_display_qapi(p);
     }