diff --git a/glamor/glamor.c b/glamor/glamor.c
index 06103ace1..cd261ac8b 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor.c
@@ -146,9 +146,11 @@ glamor_create_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen, int w, int h, int depth,
 	return pixmap;
 
     switch (depth) {
+#if 0
     case 8:
         format = GL_ALPHA;
         break;
+#endif
     case 24:
         format = GL_RGB;
         break; 
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_pixmap.c b/glamor/glamor_pixmap.c
index b105916d6..5ac62f4e7 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_pixmap.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_pixmap.c
@@ -219,9 +219,11 @@ __glamor_upload_pixmap_to_texture(PixmapPtr pixmap, GLenum format, GLenum type,
   GLenum iformat;
 
   switch (pixmap->drawable.depth) {
+#if 0
     case 8:
         iformat = GL_ALPHA;
         break;
+#endif
     case 24:
         iformat = GL_RGB;
         break;