diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
index 0480bef80ec..bf078ad6141 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl_types.cpp
@@ -95,12 +95,7 @@ glsl_type::glsl_type(GLenum gl_type, glsl_base_type base_type,
 
    memset(& fields, 0, sizeof(fields));
 
-   if (is_sampler()) {
-      /* Samplers take no storage whatsoever. */
-      matrix_columns = vector_elements = 0;
-   } else {
-      matrix_columns = vector_elements = 1;
-   }
+   matrix_columns = vector_elements = 1;
 }
 
 glsl_type::glsl_type(const glsl_struct_field *fields, unsigned num_fields,
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/uniform_query.cpp b/src/mesa/main/uniform_query.cpp
index e400d0eb00f..114f6fb5bee 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/uniform_query.cpp
+++ b/src/mesa/main/uniform_query.cpp
@@ -321,8 +321,7 @@ _mesa_get_uniform(struct gl_context *ctx, GLuint program, GLint location,
    }
 
    {
-      unsigned elements = (uni->type->is_sampler())
-	 ? 1 : uni->type->components();
+      unsigned elements = uni->type->components();
       const int dmul = uni->type->is_64bit() ? 2 : 1;
       const int rmul = glsl_base_type_is_64bit(returnType) ? 2 : 1;
 
@@ -648,10 +647,8 @@ _mesa_propagate_uniforms_to_driver_storage(struct gl_uniform_storage *uni,
 {
    unsigned i;
 
-   /* vector_elements and matrix_columns can be 0 for samplers.
-    */
-   const unsigned components = MAX2(1, uni->type->vector_elements);
-   const unsigned vectors = MAX2(1, uni->type->matrix_columns);
+   const unsigned components = uni->type->vector_elements;
+   const unsigned vectors = uni->type->matrix_columns;
    const int dmul = uni->type->is_64bit() ? 2 : 1;
 
    /* Store the data in the driver's requested type in the driver's storage
@@ -803,8 +800,7 @@ validate_uniform(GLint location, GLsizei count, const GLvoid *values,
    }
 
    /* Verify that the types are compatible. */
-   const unsigned components = uni->type->is_sampler()
-      ? 1 : uni->type->vector_elements;
+   const unsigned components = uni->type->vector_elements;
 
    if (components != src_components) {
       /* glUniformN() must match float/vecN type */
@@ -925,8 +921,7 @@ _mesa_uniform(GLint location, GLsizei count, const GLvoid *values,
          return;
    }
 
-   const unsigned components = uni->type->is_sampler()
-      ? 1 : uni->type->vector_elements;
+   const unsigned components = uni->type->vector_elements;
 
    /* Page 82 (page 96 of the PDF) of the OpenGL 2.1 spec says:
     *