diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_sampler.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_sampler.c
index 661e0f268e3..d67b2fcab4f 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_sampler.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_sampler.c
@@ -137,13 +137,9 @@ convert_sampler(struct st_context *st,
    GLenum texBaseFormat;
 
    texobj = ctx->Texture.Unit[texUnit]._Current;
-   if (!texobj) {
-      texobj = _mesa_get_fallback_texture(ctx, TEXTURE_2D_INDEX);
-      msamp = &texobj->Sampler;
-   } else {
-      msamp = _mesa_get_samplerobj(ctx, texUnit);
-   }
+   assert(texobj);
 
+   msamp = _mesa_get_samplerobj(ctx, texUnit);
    texBaseFormat = _mesa_texture_base_format(texobj);
 
    memset(sampler, 0, sizeof(*sampler));
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_texture.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_texture.c
index 5b481ec4344..fa4b6448ea4 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_texture.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_atom_texture.c
@@ -66,11 +66,8 @@ update_single_texture(struct st_context *st,
    samp = _mesa_get_samplerobj(ctx, texUnit);
 
    texObj = ctx->Texture.Unit[texUnit]._Current;
+   assert(texObj);
 
-   if (!texObj) {
-      texObj = _mesa_get_fallback_texture(ctx, TEXTURE_2D_INDEX);
-      samp = &texObj->Sampler;
-   }
    stObj = st_texture_object(texObj);
 
    retval = st_finalize_texture(ctx, st->pipe, texObj, 0);