diff --git a/docs/gallium/screen.rst b/docs/gallium/screen.rst
index 8cddec99f82..037f63c0381 100644
--- a/docs/gallium/screen.rst
+++ b/docs/gallium/screen.rst
@@ -276,13 +276,6 @@ The integer capabilities:
 * ``PIPE_CAP_CLIP_HALFZ``: Whether the driver supports the
   pipe_rasterizer_state::clip_halfz being set to true. This is required
   for enabling ARB_clip_control.
-* ``PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE``: If true, the driver only supports
-  TGSI_SEMANTIC_VERTEXID_NOBASE (and not TGSI_SEMANTIC_VERTEXID). This means
-  gallium frontends for APIs whose vertexIDs are offset by basevertex (such as GL)
-  will need to lower TGSI_SEMANTIC_VERTEXID to TGSI_SEMANTIC_VERTEXID_NOBASE
-  and TGSI_SEMANTIC_BASEVERTEX, so drivers setting this must handle both these
-  semantics. Only relevant if geometry shaders are supported.
-  (BASEVERTEX could be exposed separately too via ``PIPE_CAP_DRAW_PARAMETERS``).
 * ``PIPE_CAP_POLYGON_OFFSET_CLAMP``: If true, the driver implements support
   for ``pipe_rasterizer_state::offset_clamp``.
 * ``PIPE_CAP_MULTISAMPLE_Z_RESOLVE``: Whether the driver supports blitting
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/ir_optimization.h b/src/compiler/glsl/ir_optimization.h
index 84a5430e8ca..1ac7d8bcaeb 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/ir_optimization.h
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/ir_optimization.h
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ void optimize_dead_builtin_variables(exec_list *instructions,
                                      enum ir_variable_mode other);
 bool lower_tess_level(gl_linked_shader *shader);
 
-bool lower_vertex_id(gl_linked_shader *shader);
 bool lower_cs_derived(gl_linked_shader *shader);
 bool lower_blend_equation_advanced(gl_linked_shader *shader, bool coherent);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
index e7748f9a48a..19772918ef3 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/linker.cpp
@@ -2544,9 +2544,6 @@ link_intrastage_shaders(void *mem_ctx,
       }
    }
 
-   if (ctx->Const.VertexID_is_zero_based)
-      lower_vertex_id(linked);
-
    if (ctx->Const.LowerCsDerivedVariables)
       lower_cs_derived(linked);
 
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/lower_vertex_id.cpp b/src/compiler/glsl/lower_vertex_id.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 6092255ca27..00000000000
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/lower_vertex_id.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright © 2014 Intel Corporation
- *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
- * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
- * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
- * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
- * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
- *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
- * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
- * Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
- * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
- * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
- * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
- * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
-
-/**
- * \file lower_vertex_id.cpp
- *
- * There exists hardware, such as i965, that does not implement the OpenGL
- * semantic for gl_VertexID.  Instead, that hardware does not include the
- * value of basevertex in the gl_VertexID value.  To implement the OpenGL
- * semantic, we'll have to convert gl_Vertex_ID to
- * gl_VertexIDMESA+gl_BaseVertexMESA.
- */
-
-#include "glsl_symbol_table.h"
-#include "ir_hierarchical_visitor.h"
-#include "ir.h"
-#include "ir_builder.h"
-#include "linker.h"
-#include "program/prog_statevars.h"
-#include "builtin_functions.h"
-#include "main/shader_types.h"
-
-namespace {
-
-class lower_vertex_id_visitor : public ir_hierarchical_visitor {
-public:
-   explicit lower_vertex_id_visitor(ir_function_signature *main_sig,
-                                    exec_list *ir_list)
-      : progress(false), VertexID(NULL), gl_VertexID(NULL),
-        gl_BaseVertex(NULL), main_sig(main_sig), ir_list(ir_list)
-   {
-      foreach_in_list(ir_instruction, ir, ir_list) {
-         ir_variable *const var = ir->as_variable();
-
-         if (var != NULL && var->data.mode == ir_var_system_value &&
-             var->data.location == SYSTEM_VALUE_BASE_VERTEX) {
-            gl_BaseVertex = var;
-            break;
-         }
-      }
-   }
-
-   virtual ir_visitor_status visit(ir_dereference_variable *);
-
-   bool progress;
-
-private:
-   ir_variable *VertexID;
-   ir_variable *gl_VertexID;
-   ir_variable *gl_BaseVertex;
-
-   ir_function_signature *main_sig;
-   exec_list *ir_list;
-};
-
-} /* anonymous namespace */
-
-ir_visitor_status
-lower_vertex_id_visitor::visit(ir_dereference_variable *ir)
-{
-   if (ir->var->data.mode != ir_var_system_value ||
-       ir->var->data.location != SYSTEM_VALUE_VERTEX_ID)
-      return visit_continue;
-
-   if (VertexID == NULL) {
-      const glsl_type *const int_t = glsl_type::int_type;
-      void *const mem_ctx = ralloc_parent(ir);
-
-      VertexID = new(mem_ctx) ir_variable(int_t, "__VertexID",
-                                          ir_var_temporary);
-      ir_list->push_head(VertexID);
-
-      gl_VertexID = new(mem_ctx) ir_variable(int_t, "gl_VertexIDMESA",
-                                             ir_var_system_value);
-      gl_VertexID->data.how_declared = ir_var_declared_implicitly;
-      gl_VertexID->data.read_only = true;
-      gl_VertexID->data.location = SYSTEM_VALUE_VERTEX_ID_ZERO_BASE;
-      gl_VertexID->data.explicit_location = true;
-      gl_VertexID->data.explicit_index = 0;
-      ir_list->push_head(gl_VertexID);
-
-      if (gl_BaseVertex == NULL) {
-         gl_BaseVertex = new(mem_ctx) ir_variable(int_t, "gl_BaseVertex",
-                                                  ir_var_system_value);
-         gl_BaseVertex->data.how_declared = ir_var_hidden;
-         gl_BaseVertex->data.read_only = true;
-         gl_BaseVertex->data.location = SYSTEM_VALUE_BASE_VERTEX;
-         gl_BaseVertex->data.explicit_location = true;
-         gl_BaseVertex->data.explicit_index = 0;
-         ir_list->push_head(gl_BaseVertex);
-      }
-
-      ir_instruction *const inst =
-         ir_builder::assign(VertexID,
-                            ir_builder::add(gl_VertexID, gl_BaseVertex));
-
-      main_sig->body.push_head(inst);
-   }
-
-   ir->var = VertexID;
-   progress = true;
-
-   return visit_continue;
-}
-
-bool
-lower_vertex_id(gl_linked_shader *shader)
-{
-   /* gl_VertexID only exists in the vertex shader.
-    */
-   if (shader->Stage != MESA_SHADER_VERTEX)
-      return false;
-
-   ir_function_signature *const main_sig =
-      _mesa_get_main_function_signature(shader->symbols);
-   if (main_sig == NULL) {
-      assert(main_sig != NULL);
-      return false;
-   }
-
-   lower_vertex_id_visitor v(main_sig, shader->ir);
-
-   v.run(shader->ir);
-
-   return v.progress;
-}
diff --git a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
index f8c4790f348..55cba69384e 100644
--- a/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
+++ b/src/compiler/glsl/meson.build
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ files_libglsl = files(
   'lower_vec_index_to_swizzle.cpp',
   'lower_vector_derefs.cpp',
   'lower_vector_insert.cpp',
-  'lower_vertex_id.cpp',
   'lower_output_reads.cpp',
   'opt_algebraic.cpp',
   'opt_array_splitting.cpp',
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_screen.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_screen.c
index ca4d5ef0f38..391ec743984 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/util/u_screen.c
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ u_pipe_screen_get_param_defaults(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 
    case PIPE_CAP_SAMPLER_VIEW_TARGET:
    case PIPE_CAP_CLIP_HALFZ:
-   case PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE:
    case PIPE_CAP_POLYGON_OFFSET_CLAMP:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTISAMPLE_Z_RESOLVE:
    case PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
index 7fb6ecb605a..71e92d158ad 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv30/nv30_screen.c
@@ -180,7 +180,6 @@ nv30_screen_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
    case PIPE_CAP_CONDITIONAL_RENDER_INVERTED:
    case PIPE_CAP_SAMPLER_VIEW_TARGET:
    case PIPE_CAP_CLIP_HALFZ:
-   case PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE:
    case PIPE_CAP_POLYGON_OFFSET_CLAMP:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTISAMPLE_Z_RESOLVE:
    case PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
index dadd7d62ce8..db329c40e9a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nv50/nv50_screen.c
@@ -315,7 +315,6 @@ nv50_screen_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
    case PIPE_CAP_DRAW_INDIRECT:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTI_DRAW_INDIRECT:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTI_DRAW_INDIRECT_PARAMS:
-   case PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE:
    case PIPE_CAP_MULTISAMPLE_Z_RESOLVE: /* potentially supported on some hw */
    case PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY:
    case PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY_COMPUTE_ONLY:
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
index 909e983ed00..33ce857c903 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/nouveau/nvc0/nvc0_screen.c
@@ -371,7 +371,6 @@ nvc0_screen_get_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, enum pipe_cap param)
    case PIPE_CAP_VERTEX_ATTRIB_ELEMENT_ALIGNED_ONLY:
    case PIPE_CAP_FAKE_SW_MSAA:
    case PIPE_CAP_VS_WINDOW_SPACE_POSITION:
-   case PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE:
    case PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY:
    case PIPE_CAP_FS_POSITION_IS_SYSVAL:
    case PIPE_CAP_FS_POINT_IS_SYSVAL:
diff --git a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
index 96a95cc38c8..ad79a91c572 100644
--- a/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
+++ b/src/gallium/include/pipe/p_defines.h
@@ -830,7 +830,6 @@ enum pipe_cap
    PIPE_CAP_MAX_VERTEX_ATTRIB_STRIDE,
    PIPE_CAP_SAMPLER_VIEW_TARGET,
    PIPE_CAP_CLIP_HALFZ,
-   PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE,
    PIPE_CAP_POLYGON_OFFSET_CLAMP,
    PIPE_CAP_MULTISAMPLE_Z_RESOLVE,
    PIPE_CAP_RESOURCE_FROM_USER_MEMORY,
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_vec4_nir.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_vec4_nir.cpp
index 6010620dd08..f871c0d340d 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_vec4_nir.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_vec4_nir.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ vec4_visitor::nir_emit_intrinsic(nir_intrinsic_instr *instr)
       break;
 
    case nir_intrinsic_load_vertex_id:
-      unreachable("should be lowered by lower_vertex_id()");
+      unreachable("should be lowered by vertex_id_zero_based");
 
    case nir_intrinsic_load_vertex_id_zero_base:
    case nir_intrinsic_load_base_vertex:
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h b/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
index 17f3586ffd8..6fdb89c890e 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/consts_exts.h
@@ -697,15 +697,6 @@ struct gl_constants
     */
    GLboolean NativeIntegers;
 
-   /**
-    * Does VertexID count from zero or from base vertex?
-    *
-    * \note
-    * If desktop GLSL 1.30 or GLSL ES 3.00 are not supported, this field is
-    * ignored and need not be set.
-    */
-   bool VertexID_is_zero_based;
-
    /**
     * If the driver supports real 32-bit integers, what integer value should be
     * used for boolean true in uniform uploads?  (Usually 1 or ~0.)
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/context.c b/src/mesa/main/context.c
index 5b5850bc49b..0842c2fb6d6 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/context.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/context.c
@@ -481,12 +481,6 @@ _mesa_init_constants(struct gl_constants *consts, gl_api api)
 
    consts->GLSLLowerConstArrays = true;
 
-   /* Assume that if GLSL 1.30+ (or GLSL ES 3.00+) is supported that
-    * gl_VertexID is implemented using a native hardware register with OpenGL
-    * semantics.
-    */
-   consts->VertexID_is_zero_based = false;
-
    /* GL_ARB_draw_buffers */
    consts->MaxDrawBuffers = MAX_DRAW_BUFFERS;
 
diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
index cbb8a3eeb0a..b4288ebabee 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_extensions.c
@@ -1210,10 +1210,6 @@ void st_init_extensions(struct pipe_screen *screen,
       if (drv_clip_planes > 1)
          consts->MaxClipPlanes = drv_clip_planes;
 
-      if (screen->get_param(screen, PIPE_CAP_VERTEXID_NOBASE)) {
-         consts->VertexID_is_zero_based = GL_TRUE;
-      }
-
       /* Extensions that either depend on GLSL 1.30 or are a subset thereof. */
       extensions->ARB_conservative_depth = GL_TRUE;
       extensions->ARB_shading_language_packing = GL_TRUE;