diff --git a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
index 63474bb8752..0d8e7dbae15 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
+++ b/src/glx/dri2_glx.c
@@ -425,11 +425,9 @@ dri2Throttle(struct dri2_screen *psc,
 	     struct dri2_drawable *draw,
 	     enum __DRI2throttleReason reason)
 {
-   if (psc->throttle) {
-      __DRIcontext *ctx = dri2GetCurrentContext();
+   __DRIcontext *ctx = dri2GetCurrentContext();
 
-      psc->throttle->throttle(ctx, draw->driDrawable, reason);
-   }
+   dri_throttle(ctx, draw->driDrawable, reason);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -872,7 +870,6 @@ dri2BindExtensions(struct dri2_screen *psc, struct glx_display * priv,
    }
 
    static const struct dri_extension_match exts[] = {
-       { __DRI2_THROTTLE, 1, offsetof(struct dri2_screen, throttle), true },
        { __DRI2_INTEROP, 1, offsetof(struct dri2_screen, interop), true },
    };
    loader_bind_extensions(psc, exts, ARRAY_SIZE(exts), extensions);
diff --git a/src/glx/dri2_priv.h b/src/glx/dri2_priv.h
index 33b515da22f..041faf3dd58 100644
--- a/src/glx/dri2_priv.h
+++ b/src/glx/dri2_priv.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ struct dri2_screen {
    __DRIscreen *driScreen;
    __GLXDRIscreen vtable;
 
-   const __DRI2throttleExtension *throttle;
    const __DRI2interopExtension *interop;
    const __DRIconfig **driver_configs;