diff --git a/mi/miglblt.c b/mi/miglblt.c
index 13efb0ced..9edb500c4 100644
--- a/mi/miglblt.c
+++ b/mi/miglblt.c
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ miPolyGlyphBlt(
 				0, 0, gWidth, gHeight, 
 				0, XYBitmap, (char *)pb);
 
-	    if ((pGC->serialNumber) != (pDrawable->serialNumber))
-		ValidateGC(pDrawable, pGC);
 	    (*pGC->ops->PushPixels)(pGC, pPixmap, pDrawable,
 			       gWidth, gHeight,
 			       x + pci->metrics.leftSideBearing,