diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program.c
index 0bb2abe898d..3b315851b5a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/iris/iris_program.c
@@ -3933,7 +3933,6 @@ iris_compiler_init(struct iris_screen *screen)
       screen->brw = brw_compiler_create(screen, screen->devinfo);
       screen->brw->shader_debug_log = iris_shader_debug_log;
       screen->brw->shader_perf_log = iris_shader_perf_log;
-      screen->brw->supports_shader_constants = true;
       screen->brw->indirect_ubos_use_sampler = iris_indirect_ubos_use_sampler(screen);
    } else {
       screen->elk = elk_compiler_create(screen, screen->devinfo);
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.h
index bd3419b6537..7ee8016e19d 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.h
@@ -79,12 +79,6 @@ struct brw_compiler {
     */
    bool precise_trig;
 
-   /**
-    * Whether or not the driver supports NIR shader constants.  This controls
-    * whether nir_opt_large_constants will be run.
-    */
-   bool supports_shader_constants;
-
    /**
     * Whether indirect UBO loads should use the sampler or go through the
     * data/constant cache.  For the sampler, UBO surface states have to be set
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
index a4e4f0585f8..54db8fc96ee 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir.c
@@ -1050,9 +1050,7 @@ brw_preprocess_nir(const struct brw_compiler *compiler, nir_shader *nir,
    /* This needs to be run after the first optimization pass but before we
     * lower indirect derefs away
     */
-   if (compiler->supports_shader_constants) {
-      OPT(nir_opt_large_constants, NULL, 32);
-   }
+   OPT(nir_opt_large_constants, NULL, 32);
 
    OPT(nir_lower_load_const_to_scalar);
 
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 299b7bcfe1b..fdbee1b2016 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -2418,7 +2418,6 @@ anv_physical_device_try_create(struct vk_instance *vk_instance,
    }
    device->compiler->shader_debug_log = compiler_debug_log;
    device->compiler->shader_perf_log = compiler_perf_log;
-   device->compiler->supports_shader_constants = true;
    device->compiler->indirect_ubos_use_sampler = device->info.ver < 12;
    device->compiler->extended_bindless_surface_offset = device->uses_ex_bso;
    device->compiler->use_bindless_sampler_offset = false;