diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
index 1500db1f045..81dd63b1812 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/lima/lima_program.c
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ lima_program_optimize_vs_nir(struct nir_shader *s)
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_copy_prop);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_opt_dce);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, lima_nir_split_loads);
-   NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_lower_locals_to_regs);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_convert_from_ssa, true);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_opt_dce);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_remove_dead_variables, nir_var_function_temp, NULL);
@@ -271,7 +270,6 @@ lima_program_optimize_fs_nir(struct nir_shader *s,
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_copy_prop);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_opt_dce);
 
-   NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_lower_locals_to_regs);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_convert_from_ssa, true);
    NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_remove_dead_variables, nir_var_function_temp, NULL);