diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_pixel_copy.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_pixel_copy.c
index aa616448dac..8644b1c89e3 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_pixel_copy.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i915/intel_pixel_copy.c
@@ -267,8 +267,6 @@ do_blit_copypixels(GLcontext * ctx,
 
 
    intelFlush(&intel->ctx);
-   intel->vtbl.render_start(intel);
-   intel->vtbl.emit_state(intel);
 
    LOCK_HARDWARE(intel);