diff --git a/src/mesa/main/glformats.c b/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
index 1e797c24c2a..ed46a810357 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/glformats.c
@@ -3023,8 +3023,8 @@ _mesa_es3_error_check_format_and_type(const struct gl_context *ctx,
          case GL_RGB32F:
          case GL_R11F_G11F_B10F:
          case GL_RGB9_E5:
-            if (ctx->Version <= 20)
-               return GL_INVALID_OPERATION;
+            //if (ctx->Version <= 20)
+               //return GL_INVALID_OPERATION;
             break;
          case GL_RGB:
             if (ctx->Extensions.OES_texture_float && internalFormat == format)