diff --git a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.cpp b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.cpp
index 7a6fb98366e..88e439255d3 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ bool v3d_hw_alloc_mem(struct v3d_hw *hw, size_t min_size)
         return hw->alloc_mem(min_size) == V3D_HW_ALLOC_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-bool v3d_hw_has_gca(struct v3d_hw *hw)
-{
-        return hw->has_gca();
-}
-
 uint32_t v3d_hw_read_reg(struct v3d_hw *hw, uint32_t reg)
 {
         return hw->read_reg(reg);
diff --git a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.h b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.h
index 90e7c420701..05b2a3361ac 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3d_simulator_wrapper.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ extern "C" {
 struct v3d_hw *v3d_hw_auto_new(void *params);
 uint32_t v3d_hw_get_mem(const struct v3d_hw *hw, uint32_t *size, void **p);
 bool v3d_hw_alloc_mem(struct v3d_hw *hw, size_t min_size);
-bool v3d_hw_has_gca(struct v3d_hw *hw);
 uint32_t v3d_hw_read_reg(struct v3d_hw *hw, uint32_t reg);
 void v3d_hw_write_reg(struct v3d_hw *hw, uint32_t reg, uint32_t val);
 void v3d_hw_tick(struct v3d_hw *hw);
diff --git a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3dx_simulator.c b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3dx_simulator.c
index 662624ee745..f00f1b0ed5a 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/simulator/v3dx_simulator.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/simulator/v3dx_simulator.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
 static void
 v3d_invalidate_l3(struct v3d_hw *v3d)
 {
-        if (!v3d_hw_has_gca(v3d))
-                return;
-
 #if V3D_VERSION < 40
         uint32_t gca_ctrl = V3D_READ(V3D_GCA_CACHE_CTRL);