diff --git a/src/mesa/main/glformats.c b/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
index bb53d989fad..0bc2fe2bf01 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
@@ -1821,9 +1821,7 @@ valid_texture_format_enum(const struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum format)
    case GL_LUMINANCE_ALPHA:
    case GL_LUMINANCE:
    case GL_ALPHA:
-      return _mesa_is_desktop_gl_compat(ctx) ||
-             _mesa_has_ARB_ES3_compatibility(ctx) ||
-             _mesa_is_gles(ctx);
+      return _mesa_is_desktop_gl_compat(ctx) || _mesa_is_gles(ctx);
 
    case GL_SRGB_EXT:
    case GL_SRGB_ALPHA_EXT: