diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
index 66aca5a2fde..b67324a09b2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_descriptors.c
@@ -819,11 +819,8 @@ zink_descriptors_update_lazy(struct zink_context *ctx, bool is_compute)
    if (need_push && !have_KHR_push_descriptor) {
       struct zink_descriptor_pool *pool = check_push_pool_alloc(ctx, bdd->push_pool[pg->is_compute], bdd, pg->is_compute);
       push_set = get_descriptor_set_lazy(pool);
-      if (!push_set) {
-         mesa_loge("ZINK: failed to get push descriptor set!");
-         /* just jam something in to avoid a hang */
-         push_set = ctx->dd->dummy_set;
-      }
+      if (!push_set)
+         mesa_loge("ZINK: failed to get push descriptor set! prepare to crash!");
    }
    /*
     * when binding a pipeline, the pipeline can correctly access any previously bound
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index 1af5b80c6f1..e6240866698 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -311,7 +311,6 @@ struct zink_descriptor_data {
    VkDescriptorUpdateTemplate push_template[2]; //gfx, compute
 
    struct zink_descriptor_layout *dummy_dsl;
-   VkDescriptorSet dummy_set;
 
    VkDescriptorSetLayout bindless_layout;
    VkDescriptorPool bindless_pool;