diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8866327f..dc8886873 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ OpenPencil is the alternative: open source (MIT), reads .fig files natively, eve
 - Grid child positioning UI — column/row span controls, grid overlay on canvas
 - Skewing and OkHCL color support
 - Windows code signing (Azure Authenticode certificates)
-- Experimental WebGPU/Graphite rendering backend
 
 ## Contributing
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/canvaskit.ts b/packages/core/src/canvaskit.ts
index 979f38b72..134c8fd38 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/canvaskit.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/canvaskit.ts
@@ -4,67 +4,21 @@ import { IS_BROWSER } from './constants'
 
 let instance: CanvasKit | null = null
 
-export type GpuBackend = 'webgl' | 'webgpu'
-
-let activeBackend: GpuBackend = 'webgl'
-
-export function getGpuBackend(): GpuBackend {
-  return activeBackend
-}
-
 export interface CanvasKitOptions {
   locateFile?: (file: string) => string
-  backend?: GpuBackend
-}
-
-function detectBackend(): GpuBackend {
-  if (!IS_BROWSER) return 'webgl'
-  const params = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search)
-  if (params.get('gpu') === 'webgpu' && 'gpu' in navigator) return 'webgpu'
-  return 'webgl'
-}
-
-function loadCanvasKitWebGPU(): Promise<(opts?: Record<string, unknown>) => Promise<CanvasKit>> {
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    const script = document.createElement('script')
-    script.src = '/canvaskit-webgpu/canvaskit.js'
-    script.onload = () => {
-      const init =
-        'CanvasKitInit' in globalThis
-          ? ((globalThis as typeof globalThis & { CanvasKitInit: unknown })
-              .CanvasKitInit as (opts?: {
-              locateFile?: (file: string) => string
-            }) => Promise<CanvasKit>)
-          : null
-      if (!init) return reject(new Error('CanvasKitInit not found after loading WebGPU build'))
-      resolve(init)
-    }
-    script.onerror = () => reject(new Error('Failed to load canvaskit-webgpu/canvaskit.js'))
-    document.head.appendChild(script)
-  })
 }
 
 export async function getCanvasKit(options?: CanvasKitOptions): Promise<CanvasKit> {
   if (instance) return instance
 
-  const backend = options?.backend ?? detectBackend()
-  activeBackend = backend
-
   const defaultLocate = (file: string) => {
     if (IS_BROWSER) return `/${file}`
     return file
   }
 
-  if (backend === 'webgpu') {
-    const init = await loadCanvasKitWebGPU()
-    instance = await init({
-      locateFile: options?.locateFile ?? ((file: string) => `/canvaskit-webgpu/${file}`)
-    })
-  } else {
-    instance = await CanvasKitInit({
-      locateFile: options?.locateFile ?? defaultLocate
-    })
-  }
+  instance = await CanvasKitInit({
+    locateFile: options?.locateFile ?? defaultLocate
+  })
 
   return instance
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/index.ts b/packages/core/src/index.ts
index 9baf5660f..f74138d83 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/index.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export {
 export type { FrameCapture, NodeProfile } from './profiler'
 export { computeLayout, computeAllLayouts, setTextMeasurer } from './layout'
 export type { TextMeasurer } from './layout'
-export { getCanvasKit, getGpuBackend, type CanvasKitOptions, type GpuBackend } from './canvaskit'
+export { getCanvasKit, type CanvasKitOptions } from './canvaskit'
 export {
   FONT_WEIGHT_NAMES,
   collectFontKeys,
diff --git a/packages/vue/src/shared/useCanvas.ts b/packages/vue/src/shared/useCanvas.ts
index 5aa06d1b9..b0847fc78 100644
--- a/packages/vue/src/shared/useCanvas.ts
+++ b/packages/vue/src/shared/useCanvas.ts
@@ -1,44 +1,13 @@
 import { useRafFn, useResizeObserver } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { onMounted, onScopeDispose, type Ref } from 'vue'
 
-import { getCanvasKit, getGpuBackend, SkiaRenderer } from '@open-pencil/core'
+import { getCanvasKit, SkiaRenderer } from '@open-pencil/core'
 
 import { useViewportKind } from '../viewport/useViewportKind'
 
 import type { Editor } from '@open-pencil/core/editor'
 import type { CanvasKit } from 'canvaskit-wasm'
 
-interface WebGPUContext {
-  device: GPUDevice
-  deviceContext: unknown
-}
-
-interface CanvasKitWebGPU {
-  MakeGPUDeviceContext(device: GPUDevice): unknown
-  MakeGPUCanvasContext(ctx: unknown, canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, opts?: unknown): unknown
-  MakeGPUCanvasSurface(
-    ctx: unknown,
-    colorSpace?: unknown,
-    width?: number,
-    height?: number
-  ): ReturnType<CanvasKit['MakeSurface']>
-}
-
-function asWebGPU(ck: CanvasKit): CanvasKitWebGPU {
-  return ck as unknown as CanvasKitWebGPU
-}
-
-async function initWebGPU(ck: CanvasKit): Promise<WebGPUContext | null> {
-  if (!('gpu' in navigator)) return null
-  const adapter = await navigator.gpu.requestAdapter()
-  if (!adapter) return null
-  const device = await adapter.requestDevice()
-  // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-unnecessary-condition -- WebGPU CanvasKit API may not exist at runtime
-  const deviceContext = asWebGPU(ck).MakeGPUDeviceContext?.(device)
-  if (!deviceContext) return null
-  return { device, deviceContext }
-}
-
 /**
  * Options for {@link useCanvas}.
  */
@@ -76,7 +45,6 @@ export function useCanvas(
 ) {
   let renderer: SkiaRenderer | null = null
   let ck: CanvasKit | null = null
-  let gpuCtx: WebGPUContext | null = null
   let glContext: ReturnType<CanvasKit['MakeGrContext']> | null = null
   let destroyed = false
   let dirty = true
@@ -88,17 +56,8 @@ export function useCanvas(
     if (!canvas || destroyed) return
 
     ck = await getCanvasKit()
-    // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/no-unnecessary-condition -- async race: destroyed may change during await
     if (destroyed) return
 
-    if (getGpuBackend() === 'webgpu') {
-      gpuCtx = await initWebGPU(ck)
-      if (!gpuCtx) {
-        console.warn('WebGPU init failed, reload without ?gpu=webgpu to use WebGL')
-        return
-      }
-    }
-
     await new Promise((r) => requestAnimationFrame(r))
     createSurface(canvas)
     await renderer?.loadFonts()
@@ -133,21 +92,10 @@ export function useCanvas(
 
     sizeCanvas(canvas)
 
-    let surface
-    if (getGpuBackend() === 'webgpu' && gpuCtx) {
-      const gpu = asWebGPU(ck)
-      const canvasCtx = gpu.MakeGPUCanvasContext(gpuCtx.deviceContext, canvas)
-      surface = gpu.MakeGPUCanvasSurface(canvasCtx, ck.ColorSpace.SRGB, canvas.width, canvas.height)
-      if (!surface) {
-        console.error('Failed to create WebGPU surface')
-        return
-      }
-    } else {
-      surface = makeGLSurface(canvas)
-      if (!surface) {
-        console.error('Failed to create WebGL surface')
-        return
-      }
+    const surface = makeGLSurface(canvas)
+    if (!surface) {
+      console.error('Failed to create WebGL surface')
+      return
     }
 
     const glCtx = canvas.getContext('webgl2') ?? null