diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/nir/radv_nir_lower_io.c b/src/amd/vulkan/nir/radv_nir_lower_io.c
index 4384ef9847d..a96dd615a25 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/nir/radv_nir_lower_io.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/nir/radv_nir_lower_io.c
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ radv_nir_lower_io(struct radv_device *device, nir_shader *nir)
        */
       nir_recompute_io_bases(nir, nir_var_shader_in);
    }
+
+   NIR_PASS_V(nir, nir_remove_dead_variables, nir_var_shader_in | nir_var_shader_out, NULL);
 }
 
 /* IO slot layout for stages that aren't linked. */