diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/opt_algebraic.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/opt_algebraic.cpp
index 5145e0724f8..82f817bc193 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/opt_algebraic.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/opt_algebraic.cpp
@@ -305,15 +305,6 @@ ir_algebraic_visitor::handle_expression(ir_expression *ir)
       this->mem_ctx = ralloc_parent(ir);
 
    switch (ir->operation) {
-   case ir_unop_neg:
-      if (op_expr[0] == NULL)
-	 break;
-
-      if (op_expr[0]->operation == ir_unop_neg) {
-         return op_expr[0]->operands[0];
-      }
-      break;
-
    case ir_unop_f2i:
    case ir_unop_f2u:
       if (op_expr[0] && op_expr[0]->operation == ir_unop_trunc) {