diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_program.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_program.c
index 1d5b83b3270..fbb6fd37187 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_program.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_program.c
@@ -834,12 +834,6 @@ st_create_common_variant(struct st_context *st,
        * are still counted as enabled IO, which breaks things.
        */
       NIR_PASS(_, state.ir.nir, nir_opt_dce);
-
-      /* vc4, vc5 require this. */
-      if (state.ir.nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_VERTEX ||
-          state.ir.nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_TESS_EVAL)
-         NIR_PASS(_, state.ir.nir, nir_move_output_stores_to_end);
-
       NIR_PASS(_, state.ir.nir, st_nir_unlower_io_to_vars);
 
       if (state.ir.nir->info.stage == MESA_SHADER_TESS_CTRL &&