diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.c b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.c
index bb8de2d526d..6539759f617 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.c
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.c
@@ -259,13 +259,6 @@ xfb_decl_init(struct xfb_decl *xfb_decl, const struct gl_constants *consts,
        strcmp(xfb_decl->var_name, "gl_CullDistance") == 0) {
       xfb_decl->lowered_builtin_array_variable = cull_distance;
    }
-
-   if (consts->LowerTessLevel &&
-       (strcmp(xfb_decl->var_name, "gl_TessLevelOuter") == 0))
-      xfb_decl->lowered_builtin_array_variable = tess_level_outer;
-   if (consts->LowerTessLevel &&
-       (strcmp(xfb_decl->var_name, "gl_TessLevelInner") == 0))
-      xfb_decl->lowered_builtin_array_variable = tess_level_inner;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -338,12 +331,6 @@ xfb_decl_assign_location(struct xfb_decl *xfb_decl,
          actual_array_size = prog->last_vert_prog ?
             prog->last_vert_prog->info.cull_distance_array_size : 0;
          break;
-      case tess_level_outer:
-         actual_array_size = 4;
-         break;
-      case tess_level_inner:
-         actual_array_size = 2;
-         break;
       case none:
       default:
          actual_array_size = glsl_array_size(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->type);
@@ -367,7 +354,9 @@ xfb_decl_assign_location(struct xfb_decl *xfb_decl,
                                                 disable_varying_packing,
                                                 xfb_enabled) ||
             strcmp(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->toplevel_var->name, "gl_ClipDistance") == 0 ||
-            strcmp(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->toplevel_var->name, "gl_CullDistance") == 0;
+            strcmp(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->toplevel_var->name, "gl_CullDistance") == 0 ||
+            strcmp(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->toplevel_var->name, "gl_TessLevelInner") == 0 ||
+            strcmp(xfb_decl->matched_candidate->toplevel_var->name, "gl_TessLevelOuter") == 0;
 
          unsigned array_elem_size = xfb_decl->lowered_builtin_array_variable ?
             1 : (array_will_be_lowered ? vector_elements : 4) * matrix_cols * dmul;
@@ -689,12 +678,6 @@ xfb_decl_find_candidate(struct xfb_decl *xfb_decl,
    case cull_distance:
       name = "gl_ClipDistanceMESA";
       break;
-   case tess_level_outer:
-      name = "gl_TessLevelOuterMESA";
-      break;
-   case tess_level_inner:
-      name = "gl_TessLevelInnerMESA";
-      break;
    }
    struct hash_entry *entry =
       _mesa_hash_table_search(tfeedback_candidates, name);
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.h b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.h
index 71ff4805454..5d76ca58dc2 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.h
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/gl_nir_link_varyings.h
@@ -101,8 +101,6 @@ enum lowered_builtin_array_var {
    none,
    clip_distance,
    cull_distance,
-   tess_level_outer,
-   tess_level_inner,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -133,8 +131,8 @@ struct xfb_decl
    unsigned array_subscript;
 
    /**
-    * Non-zero if the variable is gl_ClipDistance, glTessLevelOuter or
-    * gl_TessLevelInner and the driver lowers it to gl_*MESA.
+    * Non-zero if the variable is gl_ClipDistance and the driver lowers it to
+    * gl_*MESA.
     */
    enum lowered_builtin_array_var lowered_builtin_array_variable;
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h b/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
index 0a71aa1332f..e7c42648cb6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ struct gl_constants
    GLuint MaxTessGenLevel;
    GLuint MaxTessPatchComponents;
    GLuint MaxTessControlTotalOutputComponents;
-   bool LowerTessLevel; /**< Lower gl_TessLevel* from float[n] to vecn? */
    bool PrimitiveRestartForPatches;
 
    /** GL_OES_primitive_bounding_box */
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
index 7691669154a..d7ec3d4b197 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
@@ -391,8 +391,6 @@ void st_init_limits(struct pipe_screen *screen,
       screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_PREFER_IMM_ARRAYS_AS_CONSTBUF);
    c->GLSLTessLevelsAsInputs =
       screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_GLSL_TESS_LEVELS_AS_INPUTS);
-   c->LowerTessLevel =
-      !screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_NIR_COMPACT_ARRAYS);
    c->PrimitiveRestartForPatches = false;
 
    c->MaxCombinedTextureImageUnits =