diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index acc3ae6e0..711bf94d4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -135,11 +135,6 @@ xf86ProcessCommonOptions(LocalDevicePtr local,
         xf86Msg(X_CONFIG, "%s: always reports core events\n", local->name);
     }
 
-    if (xf86SetBoolOption(list, "SharedPointer", 0)) {
-        local->flags |= XI86_SHARED_POINTER;
-        xf86Msg(X_CONFIG, "%s: is shared device\n", local->name);
-    } 
-
     if (xf86SetBoolOption(list, "SendDragEvents", 1)) {
         local->flags |= XI86_SEND_DRAG_EVENTS;
     } else {
@@ -177,7 +172,7 @@ xf86ActivateDevice(LocalDevicePtr local)
         local->dev = dev;      
         
         dev->coreEvents = local->flags & XI86_ALWAYS_CORE; 
-        dev->spriteInfo->spriteOwner = !(local->flags & XI86_SHARED_POINTER);
+        dev->spriteInfo->spriteOwner = FALSE;
 
         if (DeviceIsPointerType(dev))
         {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index 7fddfb1d7..d88bbbeee 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
 #define XI86_CORE_KEYBOARD	0x20 /* device is the core keyboard */
 #define XI86_POINTER_CAPABLE	0x40 /* capable of being a core pointer */
 #define XI86_KEYBOARD_CAPABLE	0x80 /* capable of being a core keyboard */
-#define XI86_SHARED_POINTER     0x100 /* device shares core cursor */
 
 #define XI_PRIVATE(dev) \
 	(((LocalDevicePtr)((dev)->public.devicePrivate))->private)