diff --git a/Xi/exevents.c b/Xi/exevents.c
index 42b77c137..da6cf8dee 100644
--- a/Xi/exevents.c
+++ b/Xi/exevents.c
@@ -818,107 +818,8 @@ UpdateDeviceState(DeviceIntPtr device, xEvent* xE, int count)
         bit = 1 << (key & 7);
     }
 
-    /* Update device axis */
-    for (i = 1; i < count; i++) {
-	if ((++xV)->type == DeviceValuator) {
-	    int *axisvals;
-            int first = xV->first_valuator;
-            BOOL change = FALSE;
-
-	    if (xV->num_valuators &&
-                (!v || (xV->num_valuators &&
-                      (first + xV->num_valuators > v->numAxes))))
-		FatalError("Bad valuators reported for device %s\n",
-			   device->name);
-	    if (v && v->axisVal) {
-                /* The device always stores values in absolute. Only the
-                 * delivery mode changes.
-                 * If device is mode Absolute, and event is Relative
-                 *     dev += event
-                 *     event = dev
-                 * If device is mode Absolute, and event is Absolute
-                 *     dev = event
-                 * If device is mode Relative, and event is Absolute
-                 *      swap = (event - device)
-                 *      dev = event
-                 *      event = delta
-                 * If device is mode Relative, and event is Relative
-                 *      dev += event
-                 *
-                 * XXX: axis clipping for relative events?
-                 */
-		axisvals = v->axisVal;
-                if (xV->sequenceNumber & Absolute) {
-                    int delta;
-                    if (v->mode == Relative) /* device reports relative */
-                    {
-                        change = TRUE;
-                        xV->sequenceNumber &= ~Absolute;
-                    }
-
-                    switch (xV->num_valuators) {
-                        case 6:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator5 - *(axisvals + first + 5);
-                            *(axisvals + first + 5) = xV->valuator5;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator5 = delta;
-                        case 5:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator4 - *(axisvals + first + 4);
-                            *(axisvals + first + 4) = xV->valuator4;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator4 = delta;
-                        case 4:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator3 - *(axisvals + first + 3);
-                            *(axisvals + first + 3) = xV->valuator3;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator3 = delta;
-                        case 3:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator2 - *(axisvals + first + 2);
-                            *(axisvals + first + 2) = xV->valuator2;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator2 = delta;
-                        case 2:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator1 - *(axisvals + first + 1);
-                            *(axisvals + first + 1) = xV->valuator1;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator1 = delta;
-                        case 1:
-                            if (change) delta = xV->valuator0 - *(axisvals + first);
-                            *(axisvals + first) = xV->valuator0;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator0 = delta;
-                        case 0:
-                        default:
-                            break;
-                    }
-		} else { /* event is relative */
-                    if (v->mode == Absolute) /* device reports absolute */
-                    {
-                        change = TRUE;
-                        xV->sequenceNumber |= Absolute;
-                    }
-
-                    switch (xV->num_valuators) {
-                        case 6:
-                            *(axisvals + first + 5) += xV->valuator5;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator5 = *(axisvals + first + 5);
-                        case 5:
-                            *(axisvals + first + 4) += xV->valuator4;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator4 = *(axisvals + first + 4);
-                        case 4:
-                            *(axisvals + first + 3) += xV->valuator3;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator3 = *(axisvals + first + 3);
-                        case 3:
-                            *(axisvals + first + 2) += xV->valuator2;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator2 = *(axisvals + first + 2);
-                        case 2:
-                            *(axisvals + first + 1) += xV->valuator1;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator1 = *(axisvals + first + 1);
-                        case 1:
-                            *(axisvals + first) += xV->valuator0;
-                            if (change) xV->valuator0 = *(axisvals + first);
-                        case 0:
-                        default:
-                            break;
-                    }
-                }
-	    }
-	}
-    }
+    /* Device axis are calculated in GetPointerEvents and need
+     * no more processing */
 
     if (xE->u.u.type == DeviceKeyPress) {
         if (!k)