diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi_info.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi_info.c
index f9371625b58..cd0be2ccfa4 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi_info.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/nir/nir_to_tgsi_info.c
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ static void scan_instruction(const struct nir_shader *nir,
       case nir_intrinsic_load_primitive_id:
          info->uses_primid = 1;
          break;
-      case nir_intrinsic_load_tess_level_inner:
-      case nir_intrinsic_load_tess_level_outer:
-         info->reads_tess_factors = true;
-         break;
       case nir_intrinsic_bindless_image_load:
          info->uses_bindless_images = true;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.c b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.c
index 7c972dc3b0f..495445d3fbe 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.c
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.c
@@ -713,10 +713,6 @@ scan_declaration(struct tgsi_shader_info *info,
          case TGSI_SEMANTIC_FACE:
             info->uses_frontface = true;
             break;
-         case TGSI_SEMANTIC_TESSINNER:
-         case TGSI_SEMANTIC_TESSOUTER:
-            info->reads_tess_factors = true;
-            break;
          }
          break;
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.h b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.h
index 624d7bc1947..1beef49a8fe 100644
--- a/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.h
+++ b/src/gallium/auxiliary/tgsi/tgsi_scan.h
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ struct tgsi_shader_info
    bool reads_tessfactor_outputs;
 
    bool reads_z; /**< does fragment shader read depth? */
-   bool reads_tess_factors; /**< If TES reads TESSINNER or TESSOUTER */
    bool writes_z;  /**< does fragment shader write Z value? */
    bool writes_stencil; /**< does fragment shader write stencil value? */
    bool writes_samplemask; /**< does fragment shader write sample mask? */