diff --git a/src/mesa/main/objectpurge.c b/src/mesa/main/objectpurge.c
index 090e28b3447..615862e32ae 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/objectpurge.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/objectpurge.c
@@ -53,10 +53,6 @@ buffer_object_purgeable(struct gl_context *ctx, GLuint name, GLenum option)
                   "glObjectPurgeable(name = 0x%x)", name);
       return 0;
    }
-   if (!bufObj) {
-      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION, "glObjectPurgeable(buffer 0)" );
-      return 0;
-   }
 
    if (bufObj->Purgeable) {
       _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION,