diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.h
index eb666c2616b..32e9304f819 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_context.h
@@ -268,8 +268,6 @@ struct svga_hw_draw_state
    unsigned ts[16][TS_MAX];
    float cb[PIPE_SHADER_TYPES][CB_MAX][4];
 
-   unsigned shader_id[PIPE_SHADER_TYPES];
-   
    struct svga_shader_result *fs;
    struct svga_shader_result *vs;
    struct svga_hw_view_state views[PIPE_MAX_SAMPLERS];
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_fs.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_fs.c
index 1902b0106ba..272d1dd14e3 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_fs.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_fs.c
@@ -268,16 +268,13 @@ static int emit_hw_fs( struct svga_context *svga,
    assert(id != SVGA3D_INVALID_ID);
 
    if (result != svga->state.hw_draw.fs) {
-      if (id != svga->state.hw_draw.shader_id[PIPE_SHADER_FRAGMENT]) {
-         ret = SVGA3D_SetShader(svga->swc,
-                                SVGA3D_SHADERTYPE_PS,
-                                id );
-         if (ret)
-            return ret;
-      }
+      ret = SVGA3D_SetShader(svga->swc,
+                             SVGA3D_SHADERTYPE_PS,
+                             id );
+      if (ret)
+         return ret;
 
       svga->dirty |= SVGA_NEW_FS_RESULT;
-      svga->state.hw_draw.shader_id[PIPE_SHADER_FRAGMENT] = id;
       svga->state.hw_draw.fs = result;      
    }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_vs.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_vs.c
index 6cf51434d7f..db30f2735fd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_vs.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_state_vs.c
@@ -149,16 +149,13 @@ static int emit_hw_vs( struct svga_context *svga,
    }
 
    if (result != svga->state.hw_draw.vs) {
-      if (id != svga->state.hw_draw.shader_id[PIPE_SHADER_VERTEX]) {
-         ret = SVGA3D_SetShader(svga->swc,
-                                SVGA3D_SHADERTYPE_VS,
-                                id );
-         if (ret)
-            return ret;
-      }
+      ret = SVGA3D_SetShader(svga->swc,
+                             SVGA3D_SHADERTYPE_VS,
+                             id );
+      if (ret)
+         return ret;
 
       svga->dirty |= SVGA_NEW_VS_RESULT;
-      svga->state.hw_draw.shader_id[PIPE_SHADER_VERTEX] = id;
       svga->state.hw_draw.vs = result;      
    }