diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
index 6760a169e9d..2ce32458da2 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/etnaviv/etnaviv_compiler_nir.c
@@ -1118,8 +1118,6 @@ etna_compile_shader_nir(struct etna_shader_variant *v)
       NIR_PASS_V(s, nir_lower_bool_to_int32);
    }
 
-   etna_optimize_loop(s);
-
    if (DBG_ENABLED(ETNA_DBG_DUMP_SHADERS))
       nir_print_shader(s, stdout);