diff --git a/src/i810_dri.c b/src/i810_dri.c
index 6ffe916d..f9b95bdc 100644
--- a/src/i810_dri.c
+++ b/src/i810_dri.c
@@ -306,8 +306,6 @@ I810DRIScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     * for known symbols in each module. */
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("GlxSetVisualConfigs"))
       return FALSE;
-   if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("DRIScreenInit"))
-      return FALSE;
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("drmAvailable"))
       return FALSE;
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("DRIQueryVersion")) {
diff --git a/src/i830_dri.c b/src/i830_dri.c
index 1843aaf0..ade0c0ce 100644
--- a/src/i830_dri.c
+++ b/src/i830_dri.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ I830DRIScreenInit(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     * for known symbols in each module. */
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("GlxSetVisualConfigs"))
       return FALSE;
-   if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("DRIScreenInit"))
-      return FALSE;
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("drmAvailable"))
       return FALSE;
    if (!xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("DRIQueryVersion")) {