diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
index 0224bbb9e10..8792bb2ab10 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_cmdstream.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ panfrost_emit_blend(struct panfrost_batch *batch, void *rts,
                   pan_fixup_blend_type)(fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].type, format);
             } else {
                cfg.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
-                  fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].format;
+                  pan_blend_type_from_nir(fs->info.bifrost.blend[i].type);
             }
 #endif
          }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_compiler.h b/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_compiler.h
index 352eb513335..e29c9158474 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_compiler.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/compiler/pan_compiler.h
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ pan_get_fixed_varying_mask(unsigned varyings_used)
 struct bifrost_shader_blend_info {
    nir_alu_type type;
    uint32_t return_offset;
-
-   /* mali_bifrost_register_file_format corresponding to nir_alu_type */
-   unsigned format;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
index f409006d88c..a9ad7ac3ec1 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/lib/pan_shader.c
@@ -170,12 +170,4 @@ pan_shader_compile(nir_shader *s, struct pan_compile_inputs *inputs,
          info->ftz_fp32 = true;
       }
    }
-
-   if (arch >= 6) {
-      /* This is "redundant" information, but is needed in a draw-time hot path */
-      for (unsigned i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(info->bifrost.blend); ++i) {
-         info->bifrost.blend[i].format =
-            pan_blend_type_from_nir(info->bifrost.blend[i].type);
-      }
-   }
 }
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
index 56c47883416..859421eafc8 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_blend.c
@@ -196,14 +196,13 @@ emit_blend_desc(const struct pan_shader_info *fs_info, uint64_t fs_code,
          cfg.internal.fixed_function.rt = rt_idx;
 
 #if PAN_ARCH < 9
+         nir_alu_type type = fs_info->bifrost.blend[blend_idx].type;
          if (fs_info->fs.untyped_color_outputs) {
-            nir_alu_type type = fs_info->bifrost.blend[blend_idx].type;
-
             cfg.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
                GENX(pan_fixup_blend_type)(type, rt->format);
          } else {
             cfg.internal.fixed_function.conversion.register_format =
-               fs_info->bifrost.blend[blend_idx].format;
+               pan_blend_type_from_nir(type);
          }
 
          if (!opaque) {