diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_ray_queries.c b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_ray_queries.c
index e2341dd83c3..3577d30edfd 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_ray_queries.c
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_lower_ray_queries.c
@@ -265,8 +265,6 @@ lower_ray_query_intrinsic(nir_builder *b,
          brw_nir_rt_mem_ray_addr(b, stack_addr, BRW_RT_BVH_LEVEL_WORLD);
 
       brw_nir_rt_query_mark_init(b, stack_addr);
-      brw_nir_rt_init_mem_hit_at_addr(b, stack_addr, false, ray_t_max);
-      brw_nir_rt_init_mem_hit_at_addr(b, stack_addr, true, ray_t_max);
       brw_nir_rt_store_mem_ray_query_at_addr(b, ray_addr, &ray_defs);
 
       update_trace_ctrl_level(b, ctrl_level_addr,
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt_builder.h b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt_builder.h
index 7495f4bb115..a8c58823b38 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt_builder.h
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_nir_rt_builder.h
@@ -438,24 +438,6 @@ brw_nir_rt_load_mem_hit_from_addr(nir_builder *b,
       brw_nir_rt_unpack_leaf_ptr(b, nir_channels(b, data, 0x3 << 2));
 }
 
-static inline void
-brw_nir_rt_init_mem_hit_at_addr(nir_builder *b,
-                                nir_ssa_def *stack_addr,
-                                bool committed,
-                                nir_ssa_def *t_max)
-{
-   nir_ssa_def *mem_hit_addr =
-      brw_nir_rt_mem_hit_addr_from_addr(b, stack_addr, committed);
-
-   /* Set the t_max value from the ray initialization */
-   nir_ssa_def *hit_t_addr = mem_hit_addr;
-   brw_nir_rt_store(b, hit_t_addr, 4, t_max, 0x1);
-
-   /* Clear all the flags packed behind primIndexDelta */
-   nir_ssa_def *state_addr = nir_iadd_imm(b, mem_hit_addr, 12);
-   brw_nir_rt_store(b, state_addr, 4, nir_imm_int(b, 0), 0x1);
-}
-
 static inline void
 brw_nir_rt_load_mem_hit(nir_builder *b,
                         struct brw_nir_rt_mem_hit_defs *defs,