diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
index 4c97c045354..1ef528f21e5 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
@@ -275,101 +275,6 @@ dri_image_drawable_get_buffers(struct dri_drawable *drawable,
                                           images);
 }
 
-static __DRIbuffer *
-dri2_allocate_buffer(struct dri_screen *screen,
-                     unsigned attachment, unsigned format,
-                     int width, int height)
-{
-   struct dri2_buffer *buffer;
-   struct pipe_resource templ;
-   enum pipe_format pf;
-   unsigned bind = 0;
-   struct winsys_handle whandle;
-
-   /* struct pipe_resource height0 is 16-bit, avoid overflow */
-   if (height > 0xffff)
-      return NULL;
-
-   switch (attachment) {
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_FRONT_LEFT:
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_FAKE_FRONT_LEFT:
-         bind = PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET | PIPE_BIND_SAMPLER_VIEW;
-         break;
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_BACK_LEFT:
-         bind = PIPE_BIND_RENDER_TARGET | PIPE_BIND_SAMPLER_VIEW;
-         break;
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_DEPTH:
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_DEPTH_STENCIL:
-      case __DRI_BUFFER_STENCIL:
-            bind = PIPE_BIND_DEPTH_STENCIL; /* XXX sampler? */
-         break;
-   }
-
-   /* because we get the handle and stride */
-   bind |= PIPE_BIND_SHARED;
-
-   switch (format) {
-      case 64:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_R16G16B16A16_FLOAT;
-         break;
-      case 48:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_R16G16B16X16_FLOAT;
-         break;
-      case 32:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_BGRA8888_UNORM;
-         break;
-      case 30:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_B10G10R10X2_UNORM;
-         break;
-      case 24:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_BGRX8888_UNORM;
-         break;
-      case 16:
-         pf = PIPE_FORMAT_Z16_UNORM;
-         break;
-      default:
-         return NULL;
-   }
-
-   buffer = CALLOC_STRUCT(dri2_buffer);
-   if (!buffer)
-      return NULL;
-
-   memset(&templ, 0, sizeof(templ));
-   templ.bind = bind;
-   templ.format = pf;
-   templ.target = PIPE_TEXTURE_2D;
-   templ.last_level = 0;
-   templ.width0 = width;
-   templ.height0 = height;
-   templ.depth0 = 1;
-   templ.array_size = 1;
-
-   buffer->resource =
-      screen->base.screen->resource_create(screen->base.screen, &templ);
-   if (!buffer->resource) {
-      FREE(buffer);
-      return NULL;
-   }
-
-   memset(&whandle, 0, sizeof(whandle));
-   if (screen->can_share_buffer)
-      whandle.type = WINSYS_HANDLE_TYPE_SHARED;
-   else
-      whandle.type = WINSYS_HANDLE_TYPE_KMS;
-
-   screen->base.screen->resource_get_handle(screen->base.screen, NULL,
-         buffer->resource, &whandle,
-         PIPE_HANDLE_USAGE_EXPLICIT_FLUSH);
-
-   buffer->base.attachment = attachment;
-   buffer->base.name = whandle.handle;
-   buffer->base.cpp = util_format_get_blocksize(pf);
-   buffer->base.pitch = whandle.stride;
-
-   return &buffer->base;
-}
-
 static void
 dri2_release_buffer(__DRIbuffer *bPriv)
 {