diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_resource_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_resource_buffer.c
index 6718948fe5c..77c03450b3a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_resource_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_resource_buffer.c
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ i915_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    buf->b.b.height0 = 1;
    buf->b.b.depth0 = 1;
    buf->b.b.array_size = 1;
-   buf->b.b.user_ptr = ptr;
 
    buf->data = ptr;
    buf->free_on_destroy = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_texture.c b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_texture.c
index 958a8127b89..198874b4fce 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_texture.c
@@ -770,7 +770,6 @@ llvmpipe_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    buffer->base.height0 = 1;
    buffer->base.depth0 = 1;
    buffer->base.array_size = 1;
-   buffer->base.user_ptr = ptr;
    buffer->userBuffer = TRUE;
    buffer->data = ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/noop/noop_pipe.c b/src/gallium/drivers/noop/noop_pipe.c
index e63263a0e0c..e47f944b59b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/noop/noop_pipe.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/noop/noop_pipe.c
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ static struct pipe_resource *noop_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	templ.height0 = 1;
 	templ.depth0 = 1;
 	templ.flags = 0;
-	templ.user_ptr = ptr;
 	return noop_resource_create(screen, &templ);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
index 369492de317..ff199debd74 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nouveau_buffer.c
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ nouveau_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *ptr,
    buffer->base.width0 = bytes;
    buffer->base.height0 = 1;
    buffer->base.depth0 = 1;
-   buffer->base.user_ptr = ptr;
 
    buffer->data = ptr;
    buffer->status = NOUVEAU_BUFFER_STATUS_USER_MEMORY;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen_buffer.c
index b7deb5f49a5..7927310a578 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen_buffer.c
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ r300_buffer_transfer_map( struct pipe_context *pipe,
     uint8_t *map;
     enum pipe_transfer_usage usage;
 
-    if (rbuf->b.b.user_ptr)
-        return rbuf->b.b.user_ptr + transfer->box.x;
     if (rbuf->constant_buffer)
         return (uint8_t *) rbuf->constant_buffer + transfer->box.x;
 
@@ -159,7 +157,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r300_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
     rbuf->b.vtbl = &r300_buffer_vtbl;
     pipe_reference_init(&rbuf->b.b.reference, 1);
     rbuf->b.b.screen = screen;
-    rbuf->b.b.user_ptr = NULL;
     rbuf->domain = RADEON_DOMAIN_GTT;
     rbuf->buf = NULL;
     rbuf->constant_buffer = NULL;
@@ -205,7 +202,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r300_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
     rbuf->b.b.depth0 = 1;
     rbuf->b.b.array_size = 1;
     rbuf->b.b.flags = 0;
-    rbuf->b.b.user_ptr = ptr;
     rbuf->b.vtbl = &r300_buffer_vtbl;
     rbuf->domain = RADEON_DOMAIN_GTT;
     rbuf->buf = NULL;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_buffer.c
index a3d63a68b5a..0ca6ff114b4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_buffer.c
@@ -126,9 +126,6 @@ static void *r600_buffer_transfer_map(struct pipe_context *pipe,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr)
-		return rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr + transfer->box.x;
-
 	data = rctx->ws->buffer_map(rbuffer->cs_buf, rctx->cs, transfer->usage);
 	if (!data)
 		return NULL;
@@ -216,7 +213,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r600_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	rbuffer->b.b = *templ;
 	pipe_reference_init(&rbuffer->b.b.reference, 1);
 	rbuffer->b.b.screen = screen;
-	rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr = NULL;
 	rbuffer->b.vtbl = &r600_buffer_vtbl;
 
 	if (!r600_init_resource(rscreen, rbuffer, templ->width0, alignment, templ->bind, templ->usage)) {
@@ -247,7 +243,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r600_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	rbuffer->b.b.depth0 = 1;
 	rbuffer->b.b.array_size = 1;
 	rbuffer->b.b.flags = 0;
-	rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr = ptr;
 	rbuffer->buf = NULL;
 	return &rbuffer->b.b;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/r600_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/r600_buffer.c
index d21b5b61147..c6b707187a8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/r600_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/radeonsi/r600_buffer.c
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ static void *r600_buffer_transfer_map(struct pipe_context *pipe,
 	struct r600_context *rctx = (struct r600_context*)pipe;
 	uint8_t *data;
 
-	if (rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr)
-		return (uint8_t*)rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr + transfer->box.x;
-
 	data = rctx->ws->buffer_map(rbuffer->cs_buf, rctx->cs, transfer->usage);
 	if (!data)
 		return NULL;
@@ -173,7 +170,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r600_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	pipe_reference_init(&rbuffer->b.b.reference, 1);
 	rbuffer->b.b.screen = screen;
 	rbuffer->b.vtbl = &r600_buffer_vtbl;
-	rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr = NULL;
 
 	if (!r600_init_resource(rscreen, rbuffer, templ->width0, alignment, templ->bind, templ->usage)) {
 		util_slab_free(&rscreen->pool_buffers, rbuffer);
@@ -203,7 +199,6 @@ struct pipe_resource *r600_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	rbuffer->b.b.depth0 = 1;
 	rbuffer->b.b.array_size = 1;
 	rbuffer->b.b.flags = 0;
-	rbuffer->b.b.user_ptr = ptr;
 	rbuffer->buf = NULL;
 	return &rbuffer->b.b;
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_texture.c b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_texture.c
index 292010638f9..ee8d4230dd9 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_texture.c
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ softpipe_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    spr->base.height0 = 1;
    spr->base.depth0 = 1;
    spr->base.array_size = 1;
-   spr->base.user_ptr = ptr;
    spr->userBuffer = TRUE;
    spr->data = ptr;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource_buffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource_buffer.c
index ff53b827855..fa713ee88ad 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource_buffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_resource_buffer.c
@@ -394,7 +394,6 @@ svga_user_buffer_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    sbuf->b.b.height0 = 1;
    sbuf->b.b.depth0 = 1;
    sbuf->b.b.array_size = 1;
-   sbuf->b.b.user_ptr = ptr;
 
    sbuf->swbuf = ptr;
    sbuf->user = TRUE;
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
index e969b74eff6..3bc35bc77ce 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_state.h
@@ -415,9 +415,6 @@ struct pipe_resource
 
    unsigned bind;            /**< bitmask of PIPE_BIND_x */
    unsigned flags;           /**< bitmask of PIPE_RESOURCE_FLAG_x */
-
-   /* XXX this is only temporary and will be removed once it's not needed */
-   uint8_t *user_ptr;        /**< user buffer pointer */
 };