diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
index 579ad7bc8d3..69959c8f69c 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/brw_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
@@ -91,13 +91,8 @@ opt_saturate_propagation_local(brw_shader &s,
                                bblock_t *block)
 {
    bool progress = false;
-   int ip = ips.end(block) + 1;
-
-   /* Walk backwards so IPs don't become invalid. */
 
    foreach_inst_in_block_reverse(brw_inst, inst, block) {
-      ip--;
-
       if (inst->opcode != BRW_OPCODE_MOV ||
           !inst->saturate ||
           inst->dst.file != VGRF ||
@@ -122,69 +117,11 @@ opt_saturate_propagation_local(brw_shader &s,
          if (def->saturate) {
             inst->saturate = false;
             progress = true;
-            continue;
          } else if (defs.get_use_count(def->dst) == 1 &&
                     def->can_do_saturate() &&
                     propagate_sat(inst, def)) {
             progress = true;
-            continue;
          }
-
-         /* If the def is in a different block the liveness based pass will
-          * not be able to make progress, so skip it.
-          */
-         if (block != def->block)
-            continue;
-      }
-
-      const brw_live_variables &live = s.live_analysis.require();
-      int src_var = live.var_from_reg(inst->src[0]);
-      int src_end_ip = live.end[src_var];
-
-      bool interfered = false;
-      foreach_inst_in_block_reverse_starting_from(brw_inst, scan_inst, inst) {
-         if (scan_inst->exec_size == inst->exec_size &&
-             regions_overlap(scan_inst->dst, scan_inst->size_written,
-                             inst->src[0], inst->size_read(s.devinfo, 0))) {
-            if (scan_inst->is_partial_write() ||
-                (scan_inst->dst.type != inst->dst.type &&
-                 !scan_inst->can_change_types()))
-               break;
-
-            if (scan_inst->flags_written(s.devinfo) != 0)
-               break;
-
-            if (scan_inst->saturate) {
-               inst->saturate = false;
-               progress = true;
-            } else if (src_end_ip == ip || inst->dst.equals(inst->src[0])) {
-               if (scan_inst->can_do_saturate() &&
-                   propagate_sat(inst, scan_inst)) {
-                  progress = true;
-               }
-            }
-            break;
-         }
-         for (int i = 0; i < scan_inst->sources; i++) {
-            if (scan_inst->src[i].file == VGRF &&
-                scan_inst->src[i].nr == inst->src[0].nr &&
-                regions_overlap(
-                  scan_inst->src[i], scan_inst->size_read(s.devinfo, i),
-                  inst->src[0], inst->size_read(s.devinfo, 0))) {
-               if (scan_inst->opcode != BRW_OPCODE_MOV ||
-                   !scan_inst->saturate ||
-                   scan_inst->src[0].abs ||
-                   scan_inst->src[0].negate ||
-                   scan_inst->src[0].abs != inst->src[0].abs ||
-                   scan_inst->src[0].negate != inst->src[0].negate) {
-                  interfered = true;
-                  break;
-               }
-            }
-         }
-
-         if (interfered)
-            break;
       }
    }
 
diff --git a/src/intel/compiler/test_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp b/src/intel/compiler/test_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
index cc52a22ab68..058682d2bed 100644
--- a/src/intel/compiler/test_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
+++ b/src/intel/compiler/test_opt_saturate_propagation.cpp
@@ -264,30 +264,6 @@ TEST_F(saturate_propagation_test, producer_saturates)
    EXPECT_SHADERS_MATCH(bld, exp);
 }
 
-TEST_F(saturate_propagation_test, intervening_saturating_copy)
-{
-   brw_builder bld = make_shader(MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT, 16);
-   brw_builder exp = make_shader(MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT, 16);
-
-   brw_reg dst0 = vgrf(bld, exp, BRW_TYPE_F);
-   brw_reg dst1 = vgrf(bld, exp, BRW_TYPE_F);
-   brw_reg dst2 = vgrf(bld, exp, BRW_TYPE_F);
-   brw_reg src0 = vgrf(bld, exp, BRW_TYPE_F);
-   brw_reg src1 = vgrf(bld, exp, BRW_TYPE_F);
-
-   bld.ADD(dst0, bld.LOAD_REG(src0), bld.LOAD_REG(src1));
-   bld.MOV(dst1, dst0)->saturate = true;
-   bld.MOV(dst2, dst0)->saturate = true;
-
-   EXPECT_PROGRESS(brw_opt_saturate_propagation, bld);
-
-   exp.ADD(dst0, exp.LOAD_REG(src0), exp.LOAD_REG(src1))->saturate = true;
-   exp.MOV(dst1, dst0);
-   exp.MOV(dst2, dst0);
-
-   EXPECT_SHADERS_MATCH(bld, exp);
-}
-
 TEST_F(saturate_propagation_test, intervening_dest_write)
 {
    brw_builder bld = make_shader(MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT, 16);