diff --git a/crates/wrsrvd/Cargo.toml b/crates/wrsrvd/Cargo.toml
index f31388d..fa7594a 100644
--- a/crates/wrsrvd/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/wrsrvd/Cargo.toml
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ edition.workspace = true
 version.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true
 
+[features]
+# Enable the Winit development backend (requires display server).
+# Build with: cargo build -p wrsrvd --features winit
+winit = ["smithay/renderer_gl", "smithay/backend_winit"]
+
 [dependencies]
 wayray-protocol.workspace = true
 tracing.workspace = true
@@ -11,16 +16,14 @@ tracing-subscriber.workspace = true
 miette.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 serde.workspace = true
-
-smithay = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = [
-    "wayland_frontend",
-    "desktop",
-    "renderer_gl",
-    "renderer_pixman",
-    "backend_winit",
-] }
 ctrlc = "3"
 quinn.workspace = true
 rustls.workspace = true
 rcgen.workspace = true
 tokio.workspace = true
+
+smithay = { version = "0.7", default-features = false, features = [
+    "wayland_frontend",
+    "desktop",
+    "renderer_pixman",
+] }
diff --git a/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/headless.rs b/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/headless.rs
index 2428acd..18a3b9c 100644
--- a/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/headless.rs
+++ b/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/headless.rs
@@ -268,24 +268,6 @@ fn render_headless_frame(data: &mut CalloopData) {
                 std::slice::from_raw_parts(ptr, frame_bytes)
             };
 
-            // Debug: check if the framebuffer contains anything besides the clear color.
-            if element_count > 0 {
-                // Clear color [0.1, 0.1, 0.1, 1.0] ≈ [25, 25, 25, 255] in u8
-                // Count unique non-bg BGRA values in first 1000 pixels
-                let unique: std::collections::HashSet<[u8; 4]> = pixels
-                    .chunks_exact(4)
-                    .take(1000)
-                    .map(|p| [p[0], p[1], p[2], p[3]])
-                    .collect();
-                tracing::info!(
-                    unique_colors = unique.len(),
-                    first_pixel = ?&pixels[..4.min(pixels.len())],
-                    stride,
-                    total_bytes = pixels.len(),
-                    "framebuffer content check"
-                );
-            }
-
             // Send frame over network if a client is connected.
             if data.client_connected {
                 send_frame_to_network(data, pixels, &damage, output_size.w, output_size.h, stride);
diff --git a/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/mod.rs b/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/mod.rs
index cc833c7..c0de40c 100644
--- a/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wrsrvd/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 pub mod headless;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "winit")]
 pub mod winit;
diff --git a/crates/wrsrvd/src/main.rs b/crates/wrsrvd/src/main.rs
index 63ac49f..660c61f 100644
--- a/crates/wrsrvd/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/wrsrvd/src/main.rs
@@ -75,10 +75,18 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     );
 
     if use_winit {
-        let result = backend::winit::run(display, state, output);
-        net_handle.shutdown();
-        result
-    } else {
-        backend::headless::run(display, state, output, net_handle)
+        #[cfg(feature = "winit")]
+        {
+            let result = backend::winit::run(display, state, output);
+            net_handle.shutdown();
+            return result;
+        }
+        #[cfg(not(feature = "winit"))]
+        {
+            eprintln!("Winit backend not compiled. Build with: cargo build --features winit");
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
     }
+
+    backend::headless::run(display, state, output, net_handle)
 }
diff --git a/crates/wrsrvd/src/state.rs b/crates/wrsrvd/src/state.rs
index 58171ab..fbb9052 100644
--- a/crates/wrsrvd/src/state.rs
+++ b/crates/wrsrvd/src/state.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
+#[cfg(feature = "winit")]
+use smithay::backend::input::{
+    AbsolutePositionEvent, Event as InputEventTrait, InputBackend, InputEvent, KeyboardKeyEvent,
+    PointerAxisEvent as PointerAxisEventTrait, PointerButtonEvent as PointerButtonEventTrait,
+};
 use smithay::{
-    backend::input::{
-        AbsolutePositionEvent, Axis, AxisSource, ButtonState, Event as InputEventTrait,
-        InputBackend, InputEvent, KeyboardKeyEvent, PointerAxisEvent as PointerAxisEventTrait,
-        PointerButtonEvent as PointerButtonEventTrait,
-    },
+    backend::input::{Axis, AxisSource, ButtonState},
     desktop::{Space, WindowSurfaceType},
     input::{
         Seat, SeatState,
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ impl WayRay {
 
     /// Process an input event from the backend and forward it to the appropriate
     /// Smithay seat device (keyboard or pointer).
+    /// Only used by the Winit backend for local input processing.
+    #[cfg(feature = "winit")]
     pub fn process_input_event<B: InputBackend>(&mut self, event: InputEvent<B>) {
         match event {
             InputEvent::Keyboard { event } => {