diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
index d1e88435d3c..9c6d773f98b 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_from_nir.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ payload_u1(struct nir_to_jay_state *nj, unsigned idx, unsigned len)
 static jay_def
 emit_active_lane_mask(struct nir_to_jay_state *nj)
 {
-   /* TODO: We don't use jay_exec_mask yet due to hardware issues */
+   /* Note that we don't use mask0 since it needs fixups. Just ballot(true). */
    if (jay_is_null(nj->active_lane_mask)) {
       nj->active_lane_mask = jay_alloc_def(&nj->bld, FLAG, 1);
       jay_MOV(&nj->bld, nj->active_lane_mask, 1);
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_ir.h b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_ir.h
index 8307044ef8a..48daee3ccfb 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_ir.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/jay/jay_ir.h
@@ -413,15 +413,6 @@ jay_regs_equal(jay_def a, jay_def b)
           a.reg == b.reg;
 }
 
-/**
- * Return a reference to the execution mask (mask0) architecture register.
- */
-static inline jay_def
-jay_exec_mask(void)
-{
-   return jay_scalar(J_ARF, JAY_ARF_MASK);
-}
-
 /**
  * Return a reference to the control (cr0) architecture register.
  */