diff --git a/src/amd/common/ac_shader_util.c b/src/amd/common/ac_shader_util.c
index 171b6738a53..86660d968b0 100644
--- a/src/amd/common/ac_shader_util.c
+++ b/src/amd/common/ac_shader_util.c
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ void ac_set_nir_options(struct radeon_info *info, bool use_llvm,
                          nir_io_prefer_scalar_fs_inputs |
                          nir_io_mix_convergent_flat_with_interpolated |
                          nir_io_vectorizer_ignores_types;
-   options->has_ddx_intrinsics = true;
    options->scalarize_ddx = true;
    options->skip_lower_packing_ops =
       BITFIELD_BIT(nir_lower_packing_op_unpack_64_2x32) |
diff --git a/src/asahi/compiler/agx_compile.h b/src/asahi/compiler/agx_compile.h
index eb5a9500dc2..ae7656d7504 100644
--- a/src/asahi/compiler/agx_compile.h
+++ b/src/asahi/compiler/agx_compile.h
@@ -316,6 +316,5 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options agx_nir_options = {
    .lower_fquantize2f16 = true,
    .compact_arrays = true,
    .discard_is_demote = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
index f5aa393b0f8..628cb8cfd25 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_pipeline.c
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ v3dv_pipeline_get_nir_options(const struct v3d_device_info *devinfo)
       .divergence_analysis_options =
          nir_divergence_multiple_workgroup_per_compute_subgroup,
       .discard_is_demote = true,
-      .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
       .scalarize_ddx = true,
    };
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
index c358876af19..7c3d3229cfb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
+++ b/src/compiler/nir/nir_builder.h
@@ -1998,26 +1998,21 @@ nir_tex_src_for_ssa(nir_tex_src_type src_type, nir_def *def)
 #undef nir_ddy_coarse
 
 static inline nir_def *
-nir_build_deriv(nir_builder *b, nir_def *x, nir_op alu, nir_intrinsic_op intrin)
+nir_build_deriv(nir_builder *b, nir_def *x, nir_intrinsic_op intrin)
 {
-   /* Otherwise, build the derivative instruction: either intrinsic or ALU. */
-   if (b->shader->options->has_ddx_intrinsics) {
-      if (b->shader->options->scalarize_ddx && x->num_components > 1) {
-         nir_def *res[NIR_MAX_VEC_COMPONENTS] = { NULL };
+   if (b->shader->options->scalarize_ddx && x->num_components > 1) {
+      nir_def *res[NIR_MAX_VEC_COMPONENTS] = { NULL };
 
-         for (unsigned i = 0; i < x->num_components; ++i) {
-            res[i] = _nir_build_ddx(b, x->bit_size, nir_channel(b, x, i));
-            nir_instr_as_intrinsic(res[i]->parent_instr)->intrinsic = intrin;
-         }
-
-         return nir_vec(b, res, x->num_components);
-      } else {
-         nir_def *res = _nir_build_ddx(b, x->bit_size, x);
-         nir_instr_as_intrinsic(res->parent_instr)->intrinsic = intrin;
-         return res;
+      for (unsigned i = 0; i < x->num_components; ++i) {
+         res[i] = _nir_build_ddx(b, x->bit_size, nir_channel(b, x, i));
+         nir_instr_as_intrinsic(res[i]->parent_instr)->intrinsic = intrin;
       }
+
+      return nir_vec(b, res, x->num_components);
    } else {
-      return nir_build_alu1(b, alu, x);
+      nir_def *res = _nir_build_ddx(b, x->bit_size, x);
+      nir_instr_as_intrinsic(res->parent_instr)->intrinsic = intrin;
+      return res;
    }
 }
 
@@ -2025,7 +2020,7 @@ nir_build_deriv(nir_builder *b, nir_def *x, nir_op alu, nir_intrinsic_op intrin)
    static inline nir_def *                                                   \
       nir_##op(nir_builder *build, nir_def *src0)                            \
    {                                                                         \
-      return nir_build_deriv(build, src0, nir_op_f##op, nir_intrinsic_##op); \
+      return nir_build_deriv(build, src0, nir_intrinsic_##op);               \
    }
 
 DEF_DERIV(ddx)
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
index b8c8628c321..9cacbe4eb23 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler.c
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options ir3_base_options = {
    .lower_doubles_options = (nir_lower_doubles_options)~0,
 
    .divergence_analysis_options = nir_divergence_uniform_load_tears,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi.c
index 1a76aa3e7fd..94a045d161d 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi.c
@@ -4087,7 +4087,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options nir_to_tgsi_compiler_options = {
     * workgroup id.
     */
    .lower_cs_local_index_to_id = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 };
 
 /* Returns a default compiler options for drivers with only nir-to-tgsi-based
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.c
index 8208d32c3e7..a8ccf8747ac 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler.c
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ etna_compiler_create(const char *renderer, const struct etna_core_info *info)
       .lower_ufind_msb = true,
       .has_uclz = true,
       .no_integers = info->halti < 2,
-      .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    };
 
    compiler->regs = etna_ra_setup(compiler);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_screen.c
index 78a5393f023..3ef767aab72 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/i915/i915_screen.c
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options i915_compiler_options = {
    .max_unroll_iterations = 32,
    .no_integers = true,
    .has_fused_comp_and_csel = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 };
 
 static const struct nir_shader_compiler_options gallivm_nir_options = {
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
index 43450c5c13c..ddf884ab3c2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options fs_nir_options = {
    .force_indirect_unrolling_sampler = true,
    .lower_varying_from_uniform = true,
    .max_unroll_iterations = 32,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .no_integers = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_screen.c
index 8486de93ca1..8ede54a1fdf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/llvmpipe/lp_screen.c
@@ -673,7 +673,6 @@ static const struct nir_shader_compiler_options gallivm_nir_options = {
    .lower_fisnormal = true,
    .lower_fquantize2f16 = true,
    .driver_functions = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
index af31489ca7c..3b1d183d80b 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
@@ -482,7 +482,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options nv30_base_compiler_options = {
    .no_integers = true,
 
    .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 };
 
 static const void *
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
index 1db83f6129b..0f04489b3b1 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
@@ -488,8 +488,7 @@ static int r300_get_video_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    .lower_uniforms_to_ubo = true,             \
    .lower_vector_cmp = true,                  \
    .no_integers = true,                       \
-   .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true, \
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true
+   .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true
 
 static const nir_shader_compiler_options r500_vs_compiler_options = {
    COMMON_NIR_OPTIONS,
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe_common.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe_common.c
index 89de599a310..5a10aad5907 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe_common.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_pipe_common.c
@@ -1404,7 +1404,6 @@ bool r600_common_screen_init(struct r600_common_screen *rscreen,
 		.lower_uniforms_to_ubo = true,
 		.lower_image_offset_to_range_base = 1,
 		.vectorize_tess_levels = 1,
-		.has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 	};
 
 	rscreen->nir_options = nir_options;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
index 1bceff29beb..4746b61c0cf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options sp_compiler_options = {
     * workgroup id.
     */
    .lower_cs_local_index_to_id = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 };
 
 static const void *
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
index 9ec8bb4df0b..8c0d0d81f39 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/svga/svga_screen.c
@@ -717,8 +717,7 @@ vgpu10_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
    .lower_vector_cmp = true,                                                  \
    .lower_cs_local_index_to_id = true,                                        \
    .max_unroll_iterations = 32,                                               \
-   .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true,                                 \
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true
+   .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true
 
 #define VGPU10_OPTIONS                                                        \
    .lower_doubles_options = nir_lower_dfloor | nir_lower_dsign | nir_lower_dceil | nir_lower_dtrunc | nir_lower_dround_even, \
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
index ae65579989a..9adefc55660 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
@@ -763,7 +763,6 @@ v3d_screen_get_compiler_options(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
                  */
                 .max_unroll_iterations = 16,
                 .force_indirect_unrolling_sampler = true,
-                .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
                 .scalarize_ddx = true,
         };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_program.c
index 022a841fc33..21d9f4ac85f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_program.c
@@ -2184,7 +2184,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options nir_options = {
         .lower_mul_high = true,
         .max_unroll_iterations = 32,
         .force_indirect_unrolling = (nir_var_shader_in | nir_var_shader_out | nir_var_function_temp),
-        .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
         .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
index 7a19528b1b3..cb4b64e0e10 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_compiler.c
@@ -1384,7 +1384,6 @@ zink_screen_init_compiler(struct zink_screen *screen)
       .support_indirect_outputs = BITFIELD_MASK(MESA_SHADER_COMPUTE),
       .max_unroll_iterations = 0,
       .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true,
-      .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    };
 
    screen->nir_options = default_options;
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
index 7e18e2e3018..f54ce6e1b37 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_compiler.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ const struct nir_shader_compiler_options brw_scalar_nir_options = {
    .vectorize_io = true,
    .vectorize_tess_levels = true,
    .vertex_id_zero_based = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/elk/elk_nir_options.c b/src/intel/compiler/elk/elk_nir_options.c
index aac02272c59..38653d35036 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/elk/elk_nir_options.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/elk/elk_nir_options.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
    .vectorize_io = true,                                                      \
    .vectorize_tess_levels = true,                                             \
    .use_interpolated_input_intrinsics = true,                                 \
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,                                                \
    .scalarize_ddx = true,                                                     \
    .lower_insert_byte = true,                                                 \
    .lower_insert_word = true,                                                 \
diff --git a/src/microsoft/compiler/nir_to_dxil.c b/src/microsoft/compiler/nir_to_dxil.c
index 6df5a379805..53c089d339c 100644
--- a/src/microsoft/compiler/nir_to_dxil.c
+++ b/src/microsoft/compiler/nir_to_dxil.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ nir_options = {
    .support_16bit_alu = true,
    .preserve_mediump = true,
    .discard_is_demote = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
    .scalarize_ddx = true,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
index 9ee2fd5d302..b795aa97dc4 100644
--- a/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
+++ b/src/nouveau/compiler/nak/api.rs
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ fn nir_options(dev: &nv_device_info) -> nir_shader_compiler_options {
     op.discard_is_demote = true;
 
     op.max_unroll_iterations = 32;
-    op.has_ddx_intrinsics = true;
     op.scalarize_ddx = true;
 
     op
diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.h b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.h
index 5120b90fcc5..d573cd5c79a 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/bifrost_compile.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ void bifrost_compile_shader_nir(nir_shader *nir,
       .force_indirect_unrolling =                                              \
          (nir_var_shader_in | nir_var_shader_out | nir_var_function_temp),     \
       .force_indirect_unrolling_sampler = true,                                \
-      .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,                                              \
       .scalarize_ddx = true,                                                   \
    };
 
diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.h b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.h
index 125b4a2ed73..0b88db967b9 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ static const nir_shader_compiler_options midgard_nir_options = {
    .force_indirect_unrolling =
       (nir_var_shader_in | nir_var_shader_out | nir_var_function_temp),
    .force_indirect_unrolling_sampler = true,
-   .has_ddx_intrinsics = true,
 };
 
 #endif