diff --git a/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h b/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
index a59d598c3bf..1424e24fe27 100644
--- a/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
+++ b/include/GL/internal/dri_interface.h
@@ -678,14 +678,6 @@ struct __DRIuseInvalidateExtensionRec {
    __DRIextension base;
 };
 
-/**
- * The remaining extensions describe driver extensions, immediately
- * available interfaces provided by the driver.  To start using the
- * driver, dlsym() for the __DRI_DRIVER_EXTENSIONS symbol and look for
- * the extension you need in the array.
- */
-#define __DRI_DRIVER_EXTENSIONS "__driDriverExtensions"
-
 /**
  * This symbol replaces the __DRI_DRIVER_EXTENSIONS symbol, and will be
  * suffixed by "_drivername", allowing multiple drivers to be built into one
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym b/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym
index d4ffb588e05..6f502fa9f92 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
 	global:
-		__driDriverExtensions;
 		__driDriverGetExtensions*;
 		nouveau_drm_screen_create;
 		radeon_drm_winsys_create;
diff --git a/src/loader/loader.c b/src/loader/loader.c
index a00f16f0e99..f340b61433d 100644
--- a/src/loader/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader/loader.c
@@ -836,8 +836,6 @@ loader_open_driver(const char *driver_name,
       free(get_extensions_name);
    }
 
-   if (!extensions)
-      extensions = dlsym(driver, __DRI_DRIVER_EXTENSIONS);
    if (extensions == NULL) {
       log_(_LOADER_WARNING,
            "MESA-LOADER: driver exports no extensions (%s)\n", dlerror());