diff --git a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
index 27e545b9c84..0a48d0905f3 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/bifrost/bifrost_compile.c
@@ -2939,13 +2939,6 @@ bi_lower_branch(bi_block *block)
 
                 if (bi_is_terminal_block(ins->branch_target))
                         ins->branch_target = NULL;
-
-                /* If there is nowhere to go, there is no point in branching */
-                if (bi_is_terminal_block((bi_block *) block->base.successors[0]) &&
-                        bi_is_terminal_block((bi_block *) block->base.successors[1]) &&
-                        ins->branch_target == NULL) {
-                        bi_remove_instruction(ins);
-                }
         }
 }