diff --git a/include/vcl/outdevstate.hxx b/include/vcl/outdevstate.hxx
index c1f42f65426f..8e2236bb34ae 100644
--- a/include/vcl/outdevstate.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/outdevstate.hxx
@@ -66,11 +66,10 @@ enum class ComplexTextLayoutFlags
     BiDiRtl           = 0x0001,
     BiDiStrong        = 0x0002,
     TextOriginLeft    = 0x0004,
-    TextOriginRight   = 0x0008,
-    LigaturesEnabled  = 0x0200
+    TextOriginRight   = 0x0008
 };
 namespace o3tl {
-    template<> struct typed_flags<ComplexTextLayoutFlags> : is_typed_flags<ComplexTextLayoutFlags, 0x020f> {};
+    template<> struct typed_flags<ComplexTextLayoutFlags> : is_typed_flags<ComplexTextLayoutFlags, 0x000f> {};
 }
 
 class OutDevState
diff --git a/vcl/source/outdev/text.cxx b/vcl/source/outdev/text.cxx
index 46eb2bdfd237..7aa669f5ad37 100644
--- a/vcl/source/outdev/text.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/outdev/text.cxx
@@ -1186,9 +1186,6 @@ ImplLayoutArgs OutputDevice::ImplPrepareLayoutArgs( OUString& rStr,
     if( maFont.IsVertical() )
         nLayoutFlags |= SalLayoutFlags::Vertical;
 
-    if( mnTextLayoutMode & ComplexTextLayoutFlags::LigaturesEnabled )
-        nLayoutFlags |= SalLayoutFlags::EnableLigatures;
-
     if( meTextLanguage ) //TODO: (mnTextLayoutMode & ComplexTextLayoutFlags::SubstituteDigits)
     {
         // disable character localization when no digits used