diff --git a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
index 09a5aa95caf..3079fbf4460 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.c
@@ -117,12 +117,3 @@ v3d_debug_flag_for_shader_stage(gl_shader_stage stage)
         STATIC_ASSERT(MESA_SHADER_STAGES == 6);
         return flags[stage];
 }
-
-void
-v3d_process_debug_variable(void)
-{
-        V3D_DEBUG = debug_get_option_v3d_debug();
-
-        if (V3D_DEBUG & V3D_DEBUG_SHADERDB)
-                V3D_DEBUG |= V3D_DEBUG_NORAST;
-}
diff --git a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
index c8822439845..4a6ae0983b6 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/common/v3d_debug.h
@@ -90,8 +90,6 @@ extern uint32_t V3D_DEBUG;
 
 extern uint32_t v3d_debug_flag_for_shader_stage(gl_shader_stage stage);
 
-extern void v3d_process_debug_variable(void);
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
index 6681ba32b4e..88619ea3387 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_device.c
@@ -225,8 +225,6 @@ v3dv_CreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
       return vk_error(NULL, result);
    }
 
-   v3d_process_debug_variable();
-
    instance->physicalDeviceCount = -1;
 
    /* We start with the default values for the pipeline_cache envvars */
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
index 6c2b2bf6f84..fa0d5c398cc 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/v3d/v3d_screen.c
@@ -889,8 +889,6 @@ v3d_screen_create(int fd, const struct pipe_screen_config *config,
 
         v3d_fence_init(screen);
 
-        v3d_process_debug_variable();
-
         v3d_resource_screen_init(pscreen);
 
         screen->compiler = v3d_compiler_init(&screen->devinfo, 0);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
index 71ec213e4b5..e3cc3875e64 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/vc4/vc4_screen.c
@@ -588,10 +588,6 @@ vc4_screen_create(int fd, struct renderonly *ro)
 
         vc4_fence_screen_init(screen);
 
-        vc4_debug = debug_get_option_vc4_debug();
-        if (vc4_debug & VC4_DEBUG_SHADERDB)
-                vc4_debug |= VC4_DEBUG_NORAST;
-
 #ifdef USE_VC4_SIMULATOR
         vc4_simulator_init(screen);
 #endif