diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
index aa4dd1073dd..d55b803603f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_emit.c
@@ -1207,9 +1207,6 @@ unsigned r300_get_num_dirty_dwords(struct r300_context *r300)
         }
     }
 
-    /* XXX This is the compensation for the non-atomized states. */
-    dwords += 1024;
-
     return dwords;
 }