diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_buffer.h b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_buffer.h
index e3774199410..3ef5edcbf78 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_buffer.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_cmd_buffer.h
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ enum panvk_dynamic_state_bits {
 };
 
 struct panvk_descriptor_state {
-   uint32_t dirty;
    const struct panvk_descriptor_set *sets[MAX_SETS];
    struct panvk_push_descriptor_set *push_sets[MAX_SETS];
    union {
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
index 2ffb63a4bbc..be1e51178da 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ panvk_cmd_draw(struct panvk_cmd_buffer *cmdbuf, struct panvk_draw_info *draw)
    }
 
    /* Clear the dirty flags all at once */
-   desc_state->dirty = cmdbuf->state.dirty = 0;
+   cmdbuf->state.dirty = 0;
    panvk_cmd_unprepare_push_sets(cmdbuf, bind_point_state);
 }
 
@@ -1789,7 +1789,6 @@ panvk_per_arch(CmdDispatch)(VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer, uint32_t x,
    }
 
    panvk_per_arch(cmd_close_batch)(cmdbuf);
-   desc_state->dirty = 0;
    panvk_cmd_unprepare_push_sets(cmdbuf, bind_point_state);
 }