diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.c
index c3a9120618d..27b99ecdae1 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.c
@@ -35,21 +35,6 @@ v3dv_cl_init(struct v3dv_job *job, struct v3dv_cl *cl)
    list_inithead(&cl->bo_list);
 }
 
-void
-v3dv_cl_begin(struct v3dv_cl *cl)
-{
-   assert(v3dv_cl_offset(cl) == 0);
-}
-
-void
-v3dv_cl_reset(struct v3dv_cl *cl)
-{
-   /* FIXME: consider keeping the BO when the command buffer is reset with
-    * flag VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_RESET_RELEASE_RESOURCES_BIT.
-    */
-   v3dv_cl_init(cl->job, cl);
-}
-
 void
 v3dv_cl_destroy(struct v3dv_cl *cl)
 {
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.h b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.h
index cd5196ca362..ae88b305cd8 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cl.h
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ v3dv_cl_get_address(struct v3dv_cl *cl)
 }
 
 void v3dv_cl_init(struct v3dv_job *job, struct v3dv_cl *cl);
-void v3dv_cl_begin(struct v3dv_cl *cl);
-void v3dv_cl_reset(struct v3dv_cl *cl);
 void v3dv_cl_destroy(struct v3dv_cl *cl);
 
 static inline struct v3dv_cl_out *
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cmd_buffer.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cmd_buffer.c
index d593be5e477..6453278a45a 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -634,13 +634,8 @@ v3dv_job_init(struct v3dv_job *job,
       job->bo_count = 0;
 
       v3dv_cl_init(job, &job->bcl);
-      v3dv_cl_begin(&job->bcl);
-
       v3dv_cl_init(job, &job->rcl);
-      v3dv_cl_begin(&job->rcl);
-
       v3dv_cl_init(job, &job->indirect);
-      v3dv_cl_begin(&job->indirect);
 
       if (V3D_DEBUG & V3D_DEBUG_ALWAYS_FLUSH)
          job->always_flush = true;