diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index 8912e1570f4..0df30dcb455 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@
         "description": "hk: Remove unused allocation in queue_submit",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 2,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": "c64a2bbff5a3370bca7f40d6c9f41fb3cd6cf4ba",
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_queue.c b/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_queue.c
index 6cfffe81254..520c045d1d9 100644
--- a/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_queue.c
+++ b/src/asahi/vulkan/hk_queue.c
@@ -812,11 +812,6 @@ queue_submit(struct hk_device *dev, struct hk_queue *queue,
    /* Now setup the command structs */
    struct util_dynarray payload;
    util_dynarray_init(&payload, NULL);
-   union drm_asahi_cmd *cmds = malloc(sizeof(*cmds) * command_count);
-   if (cmds == NULL) {
-      free(cmds);
-      return vk_error(dev, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
-   }
 
    unsigned nr_vdm = 0, nr_cdm = 0;