diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
index 4d1ee6b418c..f3b84d53c59 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.c
@@ -603,7 +603,6 @@ st_create_context_priv(struct gl_context *ctx, struct pipe_context *pipe,
 
    st->has_stencil_export =
       screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_SHADER_STENCIL_EXPORT);
-   st->has_shader_model3 = screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_SM3);
    st->has_etc1 = screen->is_format_supported(screen, PIPE_FORMAT_ETC1_RGB8,
                                               PIPE_TEXTURE_2D, 0, 0,
                                               PIPE_BIND_SAMPLER_VIEW);
@@ -687,7 +686,7 @@ st_create_context_priv(struct gl_context *ctx, struct pipe_context *pipe,
     * is not supported
     */
    ctx->Const.ShaderCompilerOptions[MESA_SHADER_VERTEX].EmitNoSat =
-      !st->has_shader_model3;
+      !screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_SM3);
 
    if (ctx->Const.GLSLVersion < 400) {
       for (i = 0; i < MESA_SHADER_STAGES; i++)
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.h b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.h
index b486ed68fce..ceb28d5f5c5 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.h
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_context.h
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ struct st_context
    GLboolean clamp_vert_color_in_shader;
    boolean has_stencil_export; /**< can do shader stencil export? */
    boolean has_time_elapsed;
-   boolean has_shader_model3;
    boolean has_etc1;
    boolean has_etc2;
    boolean has_astc_2d_ldr;