diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_clear.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_clear.c
index 025c0657346..e4048fd755a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_clear.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_clear.c
@@ -840,23 +840,6 @@ zink_fb_clears_apply_region(struct zink_context *ctx, struct pipe_resource *pres
 void
 zink_fb_clear_rewrite(struct zink_context *ctx, unsigned idx, enum pipe_format before, enum pipe_format after)
 {
-   /* if the values for the clear color are incompatible, they must be rewritten;
-    * this occurs if:
-    * - the formats' srgb-ness does not match
-    * - the formats' signedness does not match
-    */
-   const struct util_format_description *bdesc = util_format_description(before);
-   const struct util_format_description *adesc = util_format_description(after);
-   int bfirst_non_void_chan = util_format_get_first_non_void_channel(before);
-   int afirst_non_void_chan = util_format_get_first_non_void_channel(after);
-   bool bsigned = false, asigned = false;
-   if (bfirst_non_void_chan > 0)
-      bsigned = bdesc->channel[bfirst_non_void_chan].type == UTIL_FORMAT_TYPE_SIGNED;
-   if (afirst_non_void_chan > 0)
-      asigned = adesc->channel[afirst_non_void_chan].type == UTIL_FORMAT_TYPE_SIGNED;
-   if (util_format_is_srgb(before) == util_format_is_srgb(after) &&
-       bsigned == asigned)
-      return;
    struct zink_framebuffer_clear *fb_clear = &ctx->fb_clears[idx];
    for (int j = 0; j < zink_fb_clear_count(fb_clear); j++) {
       struct zink_framebuffer_clear_data *clear = zink_fb_clear_element(fb_clear, j);