diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture.c
index 0658205f879..6f8893eee6c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_texture.c
@@ -1234,7 +1234,6 @@ struct pipe_surface* r300_create_surface_custom(struct pipe_context * ctx,
         surface->base.u.tex.first_layer = surf_tmpl->u.tex.first_layer;
         surface->base.u.tex.last_layer = surf_tmpl->u.tex.last_layer;
 
-        surface->buf = tex->buf;
         surface->buf = tex->buf;
 
         /* Prefer VRAM if there are multiple domains to choose from. */