diff --git a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_blit.c b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_blit.c
index 4e2b66e0979..76693635556 100644
--- a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_blit.c
+++ b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_blit.c
@@ -125,11 +125,7 @@ blorp_nir_discard_if_outside_rect(nir_builder *b, nir_ssa_def *pos,
    c3 = nir_uge(b, nir_channel(b, pos, 1), dst_y1);
 
    nir_ssa_def *oob = nir_ior(b, nir_ior(b, c0, c1), nir_ior(b, c2, c3));
-
-   nir_intrinsic_instr *discard =
-      nir_intrinsic_instr_create(b->shader, nir_intrinsic_discard_if);
-   discard->src[0] = nir_src_for_ssa(oob);
-   nir_builder_instr_insert(b, &discard->instr);
+   nir_discard_if(b, oob);
 }
 
 static nir_tex_instr *
diff --git a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_clear.c b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_clear.c
index 26f7d85ce1e..69d1a3ffc1e 100644
--- a/src/intel/blorp/blorp_clear.c
+++ b/src/intel/blorp/blorp_clear.c
@@ -1162,10 +1162,7 @@ blorp_params_get_mcs_partial_resolve_kernel(struct blorp_batch *batch,
       blorp_nir_mcs_is_clear_color(&b, mcs, blorp_key.num_samples);
 
    /* If we aren't the clear value, discard. */
-   nir_intrinsic_instr *discard =
-      nir_intrinsic_instr_create(b.shader, nir_intrinsic_discard_if);
-   discard->src[0] = nir_src_for_ssa(nir_inot(&b, is_clear));
-   nir_builder_instr_insert(&b, &discard->instr);
+   nir_discard_if(&b, nir_inot(&b, is_clear));
 
    nir_ssa_def *clear_color = nir_load_var(&b, v_color);
    if (blorp_key.indirect_clear_color && blorp->isl_dev->info->gen <= 8) {