diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxCellHighlight.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxCellHighlight.js
index a2a625374..f969e7be0 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxCellHighlight.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxCellHighlight.js
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class mxCellHighlight {
 
     if (
       !this.keepOnTop &&
-      this.shape.node.parentNode.firstChild != this.shape.node
+      this.shape.node.parentNode.firstChild !== this.shape.node
     ) {
       this.shape.node.parentNode.insertBefore(
         this.shape.node,
@@ -156,14 +156,11 @@ class mxCellHighlight {
     shape.isDashed = this.dashed;
     shape.isShadow = false;
 
-    shape.dialect =
-      this.graph.dialect != mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-        ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-        : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+    shape.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
     shape.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
     mxEvent.redirectMouseEvents(shape.node, this.graph, this.state);
 
-    if (this.graph.dialect != mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG) {
+    if (this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG) {
       shape.pointerEvents = false;
     } else {
       shape.svgPointerEvents = 'stroke';
@@ -232,7 +229,7 @@ class mxCellHighlight {
    * Marks the <markedState> and fires a <mark> event.
    */
   highlight = state => {
-    if (this.state != state) {
+    if (this.state !== state) {
       if (this.shape != null) {
         this.shape.destroy();
         this.shape = null;
@@ -258,7 +255,7 @@ class mxCellHighlight {
       let elt = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);
 
       while (elt != null) {
-        if (elt == this.shape.node) {
+        if (elt === this.shape.node) {
           hit = true;
           break;
         }
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
index c53b551ae..86919429c 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConnectionHandler.js
@@ -471,10 +471,7 @@ class mxConnectionHandler extends mxEventSource {
       this.livePreview && this.edgeState != null
         ? this.graph.cellRenderer.createShape(this.edgeState)
         : new mxPolyline([], mxConstants.INVALID_COLOR);
-    shape.dialect =
-      this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-        ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-        : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+    shape.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
     shape.scale = this.graph.view.scale;
     shape.pointerEvents = false;
     shape.isDashed = true;
@@ -785,10 +782,7 @@ class mxConnectionHandler extends mxEventSource {
         icon.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_STRICTHTML;
         icon.init(this.graph.container);
       } else {
-        icon.dialect =
-          this.graph.dialect === mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-            ? mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-            : mxConstants.DIALECT_VML;
+        icon.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
         icon.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
 
         // Move the icon back in the overlay pane
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConstraintHandler.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConstraintHandler.js
index c0eebe1f2..521b824ae 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConstraintHandler.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxConstraintHandler.js
@@ -326,10 +326,7 @@ class mxConstraintHandler {
 
             if (this.focusHighlight == null) {
               const hl = this.createHighlightShape();
-              hl.dialect =
-                this.graph.dialect == mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-                  ? mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-                  : mxConstants.DIALECT_VML;
+              hl.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
               hl.pointerEvents = false;
 
               hl.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxEdgeHandler.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxEdgeHandler.js
index 4a6b64695..cd03d3a85 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxEdgeHandler.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxEdgeHandler.js
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@ class mxEdgeHandler {
         ) {
           this.parentHighlight = this.createParentHighlightShape(pstate);
           // VML dialect required here for event transparency in IE
-          this.parentHighlight.dialect =
-            this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-              ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-              : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+          this.parentHighlight.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
           this.parentHighlight.pointerEvents = false;
           this.parentHighlight.rotation = Number(
             pstate.style[mxConstants.STYLE_ROTATION] || '0'
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxGraphHandler.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxGraphHandler.js
index 80c5b43b8..351053a67 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxGraphHandler.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxGraphHandler.js
@@ -774,10 +774,7 @@ class mxGraphHandler {
       // Makes sure to use either VML or SVG shapes in order to implement
       // event-transparency on the background area of the rectangle since
       // HTML shapes do not let mouseevents through even when transparent
-      shape.dialect =
-        this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-          ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-          : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+      shape.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
       shape.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
       shape.pointerEvents = false;
 
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxVertexHandler.js b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxVertexHandler.js
index 60720e876..f7fb7fd80 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/handler/mxVertexHandler.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/handler/mxVertexHandler.js
@@ -209,10 +209,7 @@ class mxVertexHandler {
     );
     this.selectionBorder = this.createSelectionShape(this.bounds);
     // VML dialect required here for event transparency in IE
-    this.selectionBorder.dialect =
-      this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-        ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-        : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+    this.selectionBorder.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
     this.selectionBorder.pointerEvents = false;
     this.selectionBorder.rotation = Number(
       this.state.style[mxConstants.STYLE_ROTATION] || '0'
@@ -546,7 +543,7 @@ class mxVertexHandler {
       shape.bounds.y = Math.floor(y - shape.bounds.height / 2);
 
       // Fixes visible inactive handles in VML
-      if (shape.node != null && shape.node.style.display != 'none') {
+      if (shape.node != null && shape.node.style.display !== 'none') {
         shape.redraw();
       }
     }
@@ -718,10 +715,7 @@ class mxVertexHandler {
             this.preview.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_STRICTHTML;
             this.preview.init(this.graph.container);
           } else {
-            this.preview.dialect =
-              this.graph.dialect != mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-                ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-                : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+            this.preview.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
             this.preview.init(this.graph.view.getOverlayPane());
           }
         }
@@ -2149,10 +2143,7 @@ class mxVertexHandler {
         ) {
           this.parentHighlight = this.createParentHighlightShape(pstate);
           // VML dialect required here for event transparency in IE
-          this.parentHighlight.dialect =
-            this.graph.dialect !== mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-              ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-              : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+          this.parentHighlight.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
           this.parentHighlight.pointerEvents = false;
           this.parentHighlight.rotation = Number(
             pstate.style[mxConstants.STYLE_ROTATION] || '0'
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxDoubleEllipse.js b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxDoubleEllipse.js
index 930f63e15..34703b5bc 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxDoubleEllipse.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxDoubleEllipse.js
@@ -10,13 +10,6 @@ import mxConstants from '../util/mxConstants';
 import mxUtils from '../util/mxUtils';
 
 class mxDoubleEllipse extends mxShape {
-  /**
-   * Variable: vmlScale
-   *
-   * Scale for improving the precision of VML rendering. Default is 10.
-   */
-  vmlScale = 10;
-
   /**
    * Class: mxDoubleEllipse
    *
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxMarker.js b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxMarker.js
index e5b35f654..3b6ba939a 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxMarker.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxMarker.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const mxMarker = {
   /**
    * Class: mxMarker
    *
-   * A static class that implements all markers for VML and SVG using a
+   * A static class that implements all markers for SVG using a
    * registry. NOTE: The signatures in this class will change.
    *
    * Variable: markers
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxShape.js b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxShape.js
index 687f1b1bf..65f6fdbe0 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxShape.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxShape.js
@@ -128,13 +128,6 @@ class mxShape {
    */
   stencilPointerEvents = false;
 
-  /**
-   * Variable: vmlScale
-   *
-   * Scale for improving the precision of VML rendering. Default is 1.
-   */
-  vmlScale = 1;
-
   /**
    * Variable: outline
    *
@@ -259,17 +252,6 @@ class mxShape {
     this.flipV = false;
   };
 
-  /**
-   * Function: isParseVml
-   *
-   * Specifies if any VML should be added via insertAdjacentHtml to the DOM. This
-   * is only needed in IE8 and only if the shape contains VML markup. This method
-   * returns true.
-   */
-  isParseVml = () => {
-    return true;
-  };
-
   /**
    * Function: isHtmlAllowed
    *
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxText.js b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxText.js
index 3282579f4..e1326afe5 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/shape/mxText.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/shape/mxText.js
@@ -203,16 +203,6 @@ class mxText extends mxShape {
     this.updateMargin();
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Function: isParseVml
-   *
-   * Text shapes do not contain VML markup and do not need to be parsed. This
-   * method returns false to speed up rendering in IE8.
-   */
-  isParseVml = () => {
-    return false;
-  };
-
   /**
    * Function: isHtmlAllowed
    *
@@ -771,19 +761,6 @@ class mxText extends mxShape {
     c.setFontStyle(this.fontStyle);
   };
 
-  /**
-   * Function: updateVmlContainer
-   *
-   * Sets the width and height of the container to 1px.
-   */
-  updateVmlContainer = () => {
-    this.node.style.left = `${Math.round(this.bounds.x)}px`;
-    this.node.style.top = `${Math.round(this.bounds.y)}px`;
-    this.node.style.width = '1px';
-    this.node.style.height = '1px';
-    this.node.style.overflow = 'visible';
-  };
-
   /**
    * Function: getHtmlValue
    *
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/util/mxConstants.js b/src/mxgraph/util/mxConstants.js
index 8e0324aa5..c264625bf 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/util/mxConstants.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/util/mxConstants.js
@@ -63,13 +63,6 @@ const mxConstants = {
    */
   DIALECT_SVG: 'svg',
 
-  /**
-   * Variable: DIALECT_VML
-   *
-   * Defines the VML display dialect name.
-   */
-  DIALECT_VML: 'vml',
-
   /**
    * Variable: DIALECT_MIXEDHTML
    *
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/util/mxGuide.js b/src/mxgraph/util/mxGuide.js
index 36db6f56f..418d4bd41 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/util/mxGuide.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/util/mxGuide.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2006-2015, Gaudenz Alder
  * Updated to ES9 syntax by David Morrissey 2021
  */
+import mxConstants from "./mxConstants";
+
 /**
  * Class: mxGuide
  *
@@ -194,13 +196,10 @@ class mxGuide {
           if (this.guideX == null) {
             this.guideX = this.createGuideShape(true);
 
-            // Makes sure to use either VML or SVG shapes in order to implement
+            // Makes sure to use SVG shapes in order to implement
             // event-transparency on the background area of the rectangle since
             // HTML shapes do not let mouseevents through even when transparent
-            this.guideX.dialect =
-              this.graph.dialect != mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-                ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-                : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+            this.guideX.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
             this.guideX.pointerEvents = false;
             this.guideX.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
           }
@@ -236,13 +235,10 @@ class mxGuide {
           if (this.guideY == null) {
             this.guideY = this.createGuideShape(false);
 
-            // Makes sure to use either VML or SVG shapes in order to implement
+            // Makes sure to use SVG shapes in order to implement
             // event-transparency on the background area of the rectangle since
             // HTML shapes do not let mouseevents through even when transparent
-            this.guideY.dialect =
-              this.graph.dialect != mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG
-                ? mxConstants.DIALECT_VML
-                : mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
+            this.guideY.dialect = mxConstants.DIALECT_SVG;
             this.guideY.pointerEvents = false;
             this.guideY.init(this.graph.getView().getOverlayPane());
           }
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/util/mxUtils.js b/src/mxgraph/util/mxUtils.js
index 326548f45..ebe4a5275 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/util/mxUtils.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/util/mxUtils.js
@@ -637,19 +637,6 @@ const mxUtils = {
     return s;
   },
 
-  /**
-   * Function: isVml
-   *
-   * Returns true if the given node is in the VML namespace.
-   *
-   * Parameters:
-   *
-   * node - DOM node whose tag urn should be checked.
-   */
-  isVml: node => {
-    return node != null && node.tagUrn == 'urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml';
-  },
-
   /**
    * Function: getXml
    *
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/view/mxOutline.js b/src/mxgraph/view/mxOutline.js
index 6159eb984..5f1942222 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/view/mxOutline.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/view/mxOutline.js
@@ -261,12 +261,6 @@ class mxOutline {
     );
     this.selectionBorder.dialect = this.outline.dialect;
 
-    if (this.forceVmlHandles) {
-      this.selectionBorder.isHtmlAllowed = () => {
-        return false;
-      };
-    }
-
     this.selectionBorder.init(this.outline.getView().getOverlayPane());
 
     // Handles event by catching the initial pointer start and then listening to the
@@ -294,12 +288,6 @@ class mxOutline {
     // Creates a small blue rectangle for sizing (sizer handle)
     this.sizer = this.createSizer();
 
-    if (this.forceVmlHandles) {
-      this.sizer.isHtmlAllowed = () => {
-        return false;
-      };
-    }
-
     this.sizer.init(this.outline.getView().getOverlayPane());
 
     if (this.enabled) {
diff --git a/src/mxgraph/view/mxPrintPreview.js b/src/mxgraph/view/mxPrintPreview.js
index 74c77dcbf..2a6a60805 100644
--- a/src/mxgraph/view/mxPrintPreview.js
+++ b/src/mxgraph/view/mxPrintPreview.js
@@ -822,10 +822,6 @@ class mxPrintPreview {
         innerDiv.style.top = `${this.border}px`;
         innerDiv.style.left = `${this.border}px`;
 
-        if (this.graph.dialect == mxConstants.DIALECT_VML) {
-          innerDiv.style.position = 'absolute';
-        }
-
         div.appendChild(innerDiv);
         document.body.appendChild(div);
         arg = innerDiv;
@@ -910,8 +906,6 @@ class mxPrintPreview {
         dx = 0;
         dy = 0;
       }
-    } else if (this.graph.dialect == mxConstants.DIALECT_VML) {
-      view.createVml();
     } else {
       view.createHtml();
     }