diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/disassemble.c b/src/panfrost/midgard/disassemble.c
index 7fb5d202cc3..acc1f408e98 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/disassemble.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/disassemble.c
@@ -1206,14 +1206,9 @@ print_texture_word(uint32_t *word, unsigned tabs)
                 uint8_t raw = texture->bias;
                 memcpy(&sel, &raw, sizeof(raw));
 
-                unsigned c = (sel.component_hi << 1) | sel.component_lo;
-
                 printf("lod %c ", lod_operand);
                 print_texture_reg(sel.full, sel.select, sel.upper);
-                printf(".%c, ", components[c]);
-
-                if (!sel.component_hi)
-                        printf(" /* gradient? */");
+                printf(".%c, ", components[sel.component]);
 
                 if (texture->bias_int)
                         printf(" /* bias_int = 0x%X */", texture->bias_int);
diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard.h b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard.h
index 311f3bc043a..84b9aa2fe08 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard.h
@@ -516,11 +516,8 @@ midgard_load_store;
 typedef struct
 __attribute__((__packed__))
 {
-        /* Combines with component_hi to form 2-bit component select out of
-         * xyzw, as the component for bias/LOD and the starting component of a
-         * gradient vector */
-
-        unsigned component_lo : 1;
+        /* 32-bit register, clear for half-register */
+        unsigned full : 1;
 
         /* Register select between r28/r29 */
         unsigned select : 1;
@@ -528,14 +525,8 @@ __attribute__((__packed__))
         /* For a half-register, selects the upper half */
         unsigned upper : 1;
 
-        /* Specifies a full-register, clear for a half-register. Mutually
-         * exclusive with upper. */
-        unsigned full : 1;
-
-        /* Higher half of component_lo. Always seen to be set for LOD/bias
-         * and clear for processed gradients, but I'm not sure if that's a
-         * hardware requirement. */
-        unsigned component_hi : 1;
+        /* Indexes into the register */
+        unsigned component : 2;
 
         /* Padding to make this 8-bit */
         unsigned zero : 3;
diff --git a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.c b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.c
index 71625e8fd55..d4112d09c25 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/midgard/midgard_compile.c
@@ -1650,10 +1650,7 @@ emit_texop_native(compiler_context *ctx, nir_tex_instr *instr,
                         midgard_tex_register_select sel = {
                                 .select = in_reg,
                                 .full = 1,
-
-                                /* w */
-                                .component_lo = 1,
-                                .component_hi = 1
+                                .component = COMPONENT_W,
                         };
 
                         uint8_t packed;