diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
index ba3404258bf..db67b332576 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_fs.cpp
@@ -1013,9 +1013,6 @@ fs_inst::flags_written(const intel_device_info *devinfo) const
    /* On Gfx4 and Gfx5, sel.l (for min) and sel.ge (for max) are implemented
     * using a separate cmpn and sel instruction.  This lowering occurs in
     * fs_vistor::lower_minmax which is called very, very late.
-    *
-    * FIND_LIVE_CHANNEL & FIND_LAST_LIVE_CHANNEL are lowered in
-    * lower_find_live_channel() on Gfx8+ and do not use the flag registers.
     */
    if ((conditional_mod && ((opcode != BRW_OPCODE_SEL || devinfo->ver <= 5) &&
                             opcode != BRW_OPCODE_CSEL &&
@@ -1023,9 +1020,8 @@ fs_inst::flags_written(const intel_device_info *devinfo) const
                             opcode != BRW_OPCODE_WHILE)) ||
        opcode == FS_OPCODE_FB_WRITE) {
       return flag_mask(this, 1);
-   } else if ((devinfo->ver <= 7 &&
-               (opcode == SHADER_OPCODE_FIND_LIVE_CHANNEL ||
-                opcode == SHADER_OPCODE_FIND_LAST_LIVE_CHANNEL)) ||
+   } else if (opcode == SHADER_OPCODE_FIND_LIVE_CHANNEL ||
+              opcode == SHADER_OPCODE_FIND_LAST_LIVE_CHANNEL ||
               opcode == FS_OPCODE_LOAD_LIVE_CHANNELS) {
       return flag_mask(this, 32);
    } else {