diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index d9d6b809f9b..e5272e82251 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@
         "description": "brw: drop buggy SLM optimization",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 1,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 1,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null,
         "notes": null
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw/brw_from_nir.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw/brw_from_nir.cpp
index d402460f976..8c0cd168f95 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw/brw_from_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw/brw_from_nir.cpp
@@ -6033,12 +6033,6 @@ brw_from_nir_emit_intrinsic(nir_to_brw_state &ntb,
       if (opcode == BRW_OPCODE_NOP)
          break;
 
-      if (s.nir->info.shared_size > 0) {
-         assert(mesa_shader_stage_uses_workgroup(s.stage));
-      } else {
-         slm_fence = false;
-      }
-
       /* If the workgroup fits in a single HW thread, the messages for SLM are
        * processed in-order and the shader itself is already synchronized so
        * the memory fence is not necessary.