diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 7b87a14df1a..600c26bb03c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -1853,7 +1853,6 @@ zink_update_descriptor_refs(struct zink_context *ctx, bool compute)
       if (ctx->curr_program)
          zink_batch_reference_program(batch, &ctx->curr_program->base);
    }
-   ctx->descriptor_refs_dirty[compute] = false;
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1876,7 +1875,6 @@ flush_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, bool sync)
       zink_start_batch(ctx, batch);
       if (zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->info.have_EXT_transform_feedback && ctx->num_so_targets)
          ctx->dirty_so_targets = true;
-      ctx->descriptor_refs_dirty[0] = ctx->descriptor_refs_dirty[1] = true;
       ctx->pipeline_changed[0] = ctx->pipeline_changed[1] = true;
       zink_select_draw_vbo(ctx);
       zink_select_launch_grid(ctx);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
index 2202b9ee6dc..ded384a32dc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ struct zink_context {
       struct zink_descriptor_surface sampler_surfaces[PIPE_SHADER_TYPES][PIPE_MAX_SAMPLERS];
       struct zink_descriptor_surface image_surfaces[PIPE_SHADER_TYPES][PIPE_MAX_SHADER_IMAGES];
    } di;
-   bool descriptor_refs_dirty[2];
    struct set *need_barriers[2]; //gfx, compute
    struct set update_barriers[2][2]; //[gfx, compute][current, next]
    uint8_t barrier_set_idx[2];
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
index 253a7dfeb65..30b8c6d7d34 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_draw.cpp
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ zink_draw_vbo(struct pipe_context *pctx,
 
    barrier_draw_buffers(ctx, dinfo, dindirect, index_buffer);
 
-   if (ctx->descriptor_refs_dirty[0])
+   if (BATCH_CHANGED)
       zink_update_descriptor_refs(ctx, false);
 
    batch = zink_batch_rp(ctx);
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ zink_launch_grid(struct pipe_context *pctx, const struct pipe_grid_info *info)
    VkPipeline pipeline = zink_get_compute_pipeline(screen, ctx->curr_compute,
                                                &ctx->compute_pipeline_state);
 
-   if (ctx->descriptor_refs_dirty[1])
+   if (BATCH_CHANGED)
       zink_update_descriptor_refs(ctx, true);
 
    if (prev_pipeline != pipeline || BATCH_CHANGED)