diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
index cca0f999f1a..066deae4370 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/epi_integration.rs
@@ -338,11 +338,12 @@ impl EpiIntegration {
         app_name: &str,
         native_options: &crate::NativeOptions,
         storage: Option<Box<dyn epi::Storage>>,
-        desktop: bool,
+        is_desktop: bool,
         #[cfg(feature = "glow")] gl: Option<std::sync::Arc<glow::Context>>,
         #[cfg(feature = "wgpu")] wgpu_render_state: Option<egui_wgpu::RenderState>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let egui_ctx = egui::Context::new(desktop);
+        let egui_ctx = egui::Context::default();
+        egui_ctx.set_embed_viewports(!is_desktop);
 
         let memory = load_egui_memory(storage.as_deref()).unwrap_or_default();
         egui_ctx.memory_mut(|mem| *mem = memory);
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/context.rs b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
index b9ffefaf7f5..d3849e76ac9 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/context.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ struct ContextImpl {
     viewports: ViewportMap<Viewport>,
     viewport_commands: Vec<(ViewportId, ViewportCommand)>,
 
-    is_desktop: bool,
     embed_viewports: bool,
 
     /// Written to during the frame.
@@ -504,16 +503,6 @@ impl Context {
 
         self.write(|ctx| ctx.begin_frame_mut(new_input, id_pair));
     }
-
-    /// Create a new Context and specify if is desktop
-    pub fn new(desktop: bool) -> Context {
-        let context = Context::default();
-        context.write(|ctx| {
-            ctx.is_desktop = desktop;
-            ctx.embed_viewports = !desktop;
-        });
-        context
-    }
 }
 
 /// ## Borrows parts of [`Context`]
@@ -2525,20 +2514,22 @@ impl Context {
         });
     }
 
-    /// This will tell you if is possible to open a native window
-    pub fn is_desktop(&self) -> bool {
-        self.read(|ctx| ctx.is_desktop)
-    }
-
-    /// If this is true no other native window will be created, when a viewport is created!
+    /// If `true`, [`Self::create_viewport_async`] and [`Self::create_viewport_sync`] will
+    /// embed the new viewports as [`egui::Window`]s instead of spawning a new native window.
+    ///
+    /// `eframe` sets this to `false` on supported platforms,
+    /// but the default value is `true`.
     pub fn embed_viewports(&self) -> bool {
         self.read(|ctx| ctx.embed_viewports)
     }
 
-    /// If this is true no other native window will be created, when a viewport is created!
-    /// You will always be able to set to true
+    /// If `true`, [`Self::create_viewport_async`] and [`Self::create_viewport_sync`] will
+    /// embed the new viewports as [`egui::Window`]s instead of spawning a new native window.
+    ///
+    /// `eframe` sets this to `false` on supported platforms,
+    /// but the default value is `true`.
     pub fn set_embed_viewports(&self, value: bool) {
-        self.write(|ctx| ctx.embed_viewports = value || !ctx.is_desktop);
+        self.write(|ctx| ctx.embed_viewports = value);
     }
 
     /// Send a command to the current viewport.