diff --git a/src/i830_exa.c b/src/i830_exa.c
index 1074649b..230c8a7f 100644
--- a/src/i830_exa.c
+++ b/src/i830_exa.c
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ IntelEXAComposite(PixmapPtr pDst, int srcX, int srcY, int maskX, int maskY,
 	    scale_units[1][0], scale_units[1][1]);
 
     if (scale_units[1][0] == -1 || scale_units[1][1] == -1) {
-	ErrorF("mask is null\n");
 	pMask = 0;
     }