diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index 2ce83441bcf..ad3b489e58c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -2706,7 +2706,7 @@ static void
 reapply_color_write(struct zink_context *ctx)
 {
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(ctx->base.screen);
-   if (!screen->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing) {
+   if (screen->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable) {
       const VkBool32 enables[PIPE_MAX_COLOR_BUFS] = {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
       const VkBool32 disables[PIPE_MAX_COLOR_BUFS] = {0};
       const unsigned max_att = MIN2(PIPE_MAX_COLOR_BUFS, screen->info.props.limits.maxColorAttachments);
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ zink_set_color_write_enables(struct zink_context *ctx)
    if (disable_color_writes && ctx->clears_enabled)
       zink_batch_rp(ctx);
    ctx->disable_color_writes = disable_color_writes;
-   if (zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing) {
+   if (zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable) {
       /* use dummy color buffers instead of the more sane option */
       zink_batch_no_rp(ctx);
       ctx->rp_changed = true;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.c
index 8fc540bbb17..217aa5bfdba 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_framebuffer.c
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ fail:
 bool
 zink_use_dummy_attachments(const struct zink_context *ctx)
 {
-   return ctx->disable_color_writes && zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing;
+   return ctx->disable_color_writes && zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable;
 }
 
 struct zink_framebuffer *
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
index 00f874423b7..543ca373277 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_screen *screen,
       if (screen->info.dynamic_state2_feats.extendedDynamicState2PatchControlPoints)
          dynamicStateEnables[state_count++] = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_PATCH_CONTROL_POINTS_EXT;
    }
-   if (!screen->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing)
+   if (screen->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable)
       dynamicStateEnables[state_count++] = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_EXT;
 
    VkPipelineRasterizationLineStateCreateInfoEXT rast_line_state;
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline_output(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_gfx_pipe
       if (state->sample_locations_enabled)
          dynamicStateEnables[state_count++] = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_SAMPLE_LOCATIONS_EXT;
    }
-   if (!screen->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing)
+   if (screen->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable)
       dynamicStateEnables[state_count++] = VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_COLOR_WRITE_ENABLE_EXT;
    assert(state_count < ARRAY_SIZE(dynamicStateEnables));
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 97585322bfc..af914d1ed02 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -2248,9 +2248,6 @@ init_driver_workarounds(struct zink_screen *screen)
    if (!screen->driver_workarounds.force_pipeline_library)
       screen->info.have_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library = false;
    screen->driver_workarounds.broken_l4a4 = screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_NVIDIA_PROPRIETARY;
-   screen->driver_workarounds.color_write_missing =
-      !screen->info.have_EXT_color_write_enable ||
-      !screen->info.cwrite_feats.colorWriteEnable;
    screen->driver_workarounds.depth_clip_control_missing = !screen->info.have_EXT_depth_clip_control;
    if (screen->info.driver_props.driverID == VK_DRIVER_ID_AMD_PROPRIETARY)
       /* this completely breaks xfb somehow */
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index d023f6ab314..28a98934461 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -1163,7 +1163,6 @@ struct zink_screen {
 
    struct {
       bool broken_l4a4;
-      bool color_write_missing;
       bool depth_clip_control_missing;
       bool implicit_sync;
       bool force_pipeline_library;