diff --git a/docs/envvars.rst b/docs/envvars.rst
index a5b4ec33526..6e6be37b4ab 100644
--- a/docs/envvars.rst
+++ b/docs/envvars.rst
@@ -992,9 +992,6 @@ Softpipe driver environment variables
    ``use_llvm``
       the Softpipe driver will try to use LLVM JIT for vertex
       shading processing.
-   ``use_tgsi``
-      if set, the Softpipe driver will ask to directly consume TGSI, instead
-      of NIR.
 
 LLVMpipe driver environment variables
 -------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
index 74ff914a01f..c3c0dba7399 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.c
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static const struct debug_named_value sp_debug_options[] = {
    {"cs",        SP_DBG_CS,         "dump compute shader assembly to stderr"},
    {"no_rast",   SP_DBG_NO_RAST,    "no-ops rasterization, for profiling purposes"},
    {"use_llvm",  SP_DBG_USE_LLVM,   "Use LLVM if available for shaders"},
-   {"use_tgsi",  SP_DBG_USE_TGSI,   "Request TGSI from the API instead of NIR"},
    DEBUG_NAMED_VALUE_END
 };
 
@@ -328,7 +327,7 @@ softpipe_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 
    switch (param) {
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_PREFERRED_IR:
-      return (sp_debug & SP_DBG_USE_TGSI) ? PIPE_SHADER_IR_TGSI : PIPE_SHADER_IR_NIR;
+      return PIPE_SHADER_IR_NIR;
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_SUPPORTED_IRS:
       return (1 << PIPE_SHADER_IR_NIR) | (1 << PIPE_SHADER_IR_TGSI);
    default:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.h
index 755ba00eee9..969fa378ecf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/softpipe/sp_screen.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ enum sp_debug_flag {
    SP_DBG_CS              = BITFIELD_BIT(5),
    SP_DBG_USE_LLVM        = BITFIELD_BIT(6),
    SP_DBG_NO_RAST         = BITFIELD_BIT(7),
-   SP_DBG_USE_TGSI        = BITFIELD_BIT(8),
 };
 
 extern int sp_debug;