diff --git a/src/amd/compiler/tests/helpers.cpp b/src/amd/compiler/tests/helpers.cpp
index 9dc1afe5bdc..f63750165ca 100644
--- a/src/amd/compiler/tests/helpers.cpp
+++ b/src/amd/compiler/tests/helpers.cpp
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ void
 finish_isel_test(enum ac_hw_stage hw_stage, unsigned wave_size)
 {
    nir_validate_shader(nb->shader, "in finish_isel_test");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nb->shader, "in finish_isel_test");
 
    program.reset(new Program);
    program->debug.func = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/asahi/clc/asahi_clc.c b/src/asahi/clc/asahi_clc.c
index 95255c799db..a518d17cdba 100644
--- a/src/asahi/clc/asahi_clc.c
+++ b/src/asahi/clc/asahi_clc.c
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ compile(void *memctx, const uint32_t *spirv, size_t spirv_size)
       spirv_to_nir(spirv, spirv_size / 4, NULL, 0, MESA_SHADER_KERNEL,
                    "library", &spirv_options, nir_options);
    nir_validate_shader(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
    ralloc_steal(memctx, nir);
 
    nir_fixup_is_exported(nir);
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
index 45a94e0efff..50c0e62519c 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.c
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ static const struct debug_named_value nir_debug_control[] = {
      "Test serialize and deserialize shader at each successful lowering/optimization call" },
    { "novalidate", NIR_DEBUG_NOVALIDATE,
      "Disable shader validation at each successful lowering/optimization call" },
-   { "validate_ssa_dominance", NIR_DEBUG_VALIDATE_SSA_DOMINANCE,
-     "Validate SSA dominance in shader at each successful lowering/optimization call" },
    { "tgsi", NIR_DEBUG_TGSI,
      "Dump NIR/TGSI shaders when doing a NIR<->TGSI translation" },
    { "print", NIR_DEBUG_PRINT,
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
index a51f05c7528..79906938d58 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir.h
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ extern bool nir_debug_print_shader[MESA_SHADER_KERNEL + 1];
 #define NIR_DEBUG_CLONE                  (1u << 0)
 #define NIR_DEBUG_SERIALIZE              (1u << 1)
 #define NIR_DEBUG_NOVALIDATE             (1u << 2)
-#define NIR_DEBUG_VALIDATE_SSA_DOMINANCE (1u << 3)
 #define NIR_DEBUG_TGSI                   (1u << 4)
 #define NIR_DEBUG_PRINT_VS               (1u << 5)
 #define NIR_DEBUG_PRINT_TCS              (1u << 6)
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
index f94375f5f8b..6029c1b7b8a 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_validate.c
@@ -1721,10 +1721,8 @@ validate_dominance(nir_function_impl *impl, validate_state *state)
       state->block = NULL;
    }
 
-   if (NIR_DEBUG(VALIDATE_SSA_DOMINANCE)) {
-      memset(state->ssa_defs_found, 0, BITSET_WORDS(impl->ssa_alloc) * sizeof(BITSET_WORD));
-      validate_ssa_dominance(impl, state);
-   }
+   memset(state->ssa_defs_found, 0, BITSET_WORDS(impl->ssa_alloc) * sizeof(BITSET_WORD));
+   validate_ssa_dominance(impl, state);
 
    /* Restore the old dominance metadata */
    set_foreach(state->blocks, entry) {
@@ -1900,10 +1898,8 @@ validate_metadata_and_ssa_dominance(nir_function_impl *impl, validate_state *sta
    if (impl->valid_metadata & nir_metadata_instr_index)
       validate_instr_index(impl, state);
 
-   if (((impl->valid_metadata & nir_metadata_dominance) ||
-       NIR_DEBUG(VALIDATE_SSA_DOMINANCE))) {
-      validate_dominance(impl, state);
-   }
+   /* This validates both metadata and SSA dominance. */
+   validate_dominance(impl, state);
 
    if (impl->valid_metadata & nir_metadata_live_defs)
       validate_live_defs(impl, state);
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_kernel.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_kernel.c
index 755c7fae60d..d06114316e8 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_kernel.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_kernel.c
@@ -307,7 +307,6 @@ brw_kernel_from_spirv(struct brw_compiler *compiler,
       spirv_to_nir(spirv, spirv_size / 4, NULL, 0, MESA_SHADER_KERNEL,
                    entrypoint_name, &spirv_options, nir_options);
    nir_validate_shader(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
    ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, nir);
    nir->info.name = ralloc_strdup(nir, entrypoint_name);
 
@@ -623,7 +622,6 @@ brw_nir_from_spirv(void *mem_ctx, unsigned gfx_version, const uint32_t *spirv,
       spirv_to_nir(spirv, spirv_size / 4, NULL, 0, MESA_SHADER_KERNEL,
                    "library", &spirv_options, nir_options);
    nir_validate_shader(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
    ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, nir);
    nir->info.name = ralloc_strdup(nir, "library");
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
index 543758836cd..2e02be36601 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_pipeline_cache.c
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ anv_load_fp64_shader(struct anv_device *device)
    assert(nir != NULL);
 
    nir_validate_shader(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
 
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_variable_initializers, nir_var_function_temp);
    NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_lower_returns);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_nir.c b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_nir.c
index 00af22d7613..d8b17daaaf3 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_nir.c
+++ b/src/vulkan/runtime/vk_nir.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ vk_spirv_to_nir(struct vk_device *device,
 
    assert(nir->info.stage == stage);
    nir_validate_shader(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
-   nir_validate_ssa_dominance(nir, "after spirv_to_nir");
    if (mem_ctx != NULL)
       ralloc_steal(mem_ctx, nir);