diff --git a/.pick_status.json b/.pick_status.json
index c4f97bafbab..02795485e1c 100644
--- a/.pick_status.json
+++ b/.pick_status.json
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@
         "description": "zink: remove first_frame stalling",
         "nominated": true,
         "nomination_type": 0,
-        "resolution": 0,
+        "resolution": 3,
         "main_sha": null,
         "because_sha": null
     },
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index cefc99417dc..a97e3ea1faf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3347,16 +3347,6 @@ zink_flush(struct pipe_context *pctx,
    if (fence) {
       if (!(flags & (PIPE_FLUSH_DEFERRED | PIPE_FLUSH_ASYNC)))
          sync_flush(ctx, zink_batch_state(fence));
-
-      if (flags & PIPE_FLUSH_END_OF_FRAME && !(flags & TC_FLUSH_ASYNC) && !deferred) {
-         /* if the first frame has not yet occurred, we need an explicit fence here
-         * in some cases in order to correctly draw the first frame, though it's
-         * unknown at this time why this is the case
-         */
-         if (!ctx->first_frame_done)
-            zink_vkfence_wait(screen, fence, PIPE_TIMEOUT_INFINITE);
-         ctx->first_frame_done = true;
-      }
    }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
index 7965f3ef389..529281d1308 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
@@ -363,7 +363,6 @@ struct zink_context {
    uint32_t num_so_targets;
    struct pipe_stream_output_target *so_targets[PIPE_MAX_SO_OUTPUTS];
    bool dirty_so_targets;
-   bool first_frame_done;
    bool have_timelines;
 
    bool gfx_dirty;