diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_image.h b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_image.h
index a8193c6def9..ca604159dc2 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_image.h
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_image.h
@@ -89,9 +89,6 @@ struct __DRIimageRec {
    GLuint tile_y;
    bool has_depthstencil;
 
-   /** The image was created with EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import. */
-   bool dma_buf_imported;
-
    /** Offset of the auxiliary compression surface in the bo. */
    uint32_t aux_offset;
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
index 9baa84aa4f2..e61a72e0f9d 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_screen.c
@@ -970,7 +970,6 @@ intel_dup_image(__DRIimage *orig_image, void *loaderPrivate)
    image->tile_y          = orig_image->tile_y;
    image->has_depthstencil = orig_image->has_depthstencil;
    image->data            = loaderPrivate;
-   image->dma_buf_imported = orig_image->dma_buf_imported;
    image->aux_offset      = orig_image->aux_offset;
    image->aux_pitch       = orig_image->aux_pitch;
 
@@ -1250,7 +1249,6 @@ intel_create_image_from_dma_bufs2(__DRIscreen *dri_screen,
       return NULL;
    }
 
-   image->dma_buf_imported = true;
    image->yuv_color_space = yuv_color_space;
    image->sample_range = sample_range;
    image->horizontal_siting = horizontal_siting;
diff --git a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
index 3d948381f4a..98c92ccfba7 100644
--- a/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
+++ b/src/mesa/drivers/dri/i965/intel_tex_image.c
@@ -613,16 +613,6 @@ intel_image_target_texture_2d(struct gl_context *ctx, GLenum target,
    if (image == NULL)
       return;
 
-   /* We support external textures only for EGLImages created with
-    * EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import. We may lift that restriction in the future.
-    */
-   if (target == GL_TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES && !image->dma_buf_imported) {
-      _mesa_error(ctx, GL_INVALID_OPERATION,
-            "glEGLImageTargetTexture2DOES(external target is enabled only "
-               "for images created with EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import");
-      return;
-   }
-
    /* Disallow depth/stencil textures: we don't have a way to pass the
     * separate stencil miptree of a GL_DEPTH_STENCIL texture through.
     */