diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
index 31b0255c3b5..2e2014ec7a9 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
@@ -1820,8 +1820,6 @@ brw_postprocess_nir(nir_shader *nir, const struct brw_compiler *compiler,
    if (OPT(nir_opt_rematerialize_compares))
       OPT(nir_opt_dce);
 
-   OPT(nir_opt_dce);
-
    /* The mesh stages require this pass to be called at the last minute,
     * but if anything is done by it, it will also constant fold, and that
     * undoes the work done by nir_trivialize_registers, so call it right