diff --git a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
index 9a47f40ca9c..85d6faee5f4 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ unsigned dri2GetSwapEventType(Display* dpy, XID drawable)
       struct glx_display *glx_dpy = __glXInitialize(dpy);
       __GLXDRIdrawable *pdraw;
       pdraw = dri2GetGlxDrawableFromXDrawableId(dpy, drawable);
-      if (!pdraw || !(pdraw->eventMask & GLX_BUFFER_SWAP_COMPLETE_INTEL_MASK))
+      if (!pdraw)
          return 0;
       return glx_dpy->codes.first_event + GLX_BufferSwapComplete;
 }
diff --git a/src/glx/glx_pbuffer.c b/src/glx/glx_pbuffer.c
index b74fed99efe..f66a520ea30 100644
--- a/src/glx/glx_pbuffer.c
+++ b/src/glx/glx_pbuffer.c
@@ -64,10 +64,6 @@ ChangeDrawableAttribute(Display * dpy, GLXDrawable drawable,
                         const CARD32 * attribs, size_t num_attribs)
 {
    struct glx_display *priv = __glXInitialize(dpy);
-#ifdef GLX_DIRECT_RENDERING
-   __GLXDRIdrawable *pdraw;
-   int i;
-#endif
    CARD32 *output;
    CARD8 opcode;
 
@@ -112,22 +108,6 @@ ChangeDrawableAttribute(Display * dpy, GLXDrawable drawable,
    UnlockDisplay(dpy);
    SyncHandle();
 
-#ifdef GLX_DIRECT_RENDERING
-   pdraw = GetGLXDRIDrawable(dpy, drawable);
-
-   if (!pdraw)
-      return;
-
-   for (i = 0; i < num_attribs; i++) {
-      switch(attribs[i * 2]) {
-      case GLX_EVENT_MASK:
-	 /* Keep a local copy for masking out DRI2 proto events as needed */
-	 pdraw->eventMask = attribs[i * 2 + 1];
-	 break;
-      }
-   }
-#endif
-
    return;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/glx/glxclient.h b/src/glx/glxclient.h
index af7759bec02..8eda47988b4 100644
--- a/src/glx/glxclient.h
+++ b/src/glx/glxclient.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ struct __GLXDRIdrawableRec
    struct glx_screen *psc;
    GLenum textureTarget;
    GLenum textureFormat;        /* EXT_texture_from_pixmap support */
-   unsigned long eventMask;
    int refcount;
 };