diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
index 892dad94f6a..5ba9134909f 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.c
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ void ir3_instr_add_dep(struct ir3_instruction *instr, struct ir3_instruction *de
 struct ir3_register * ir3_src_create(struct ir3_instruction *instr,
 		int num, int flags)
 {
-	assert(!(flags & IR3_REG_DEST));
 	struct ir3 *shader = instr->block->shader;
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	debug_assert(instr->srcs_count < instr->srcs_max);
@@ -486,7 +485,7 @@ struct ir3_register * ir3_dst_create(struct ir3_instruction *instr,
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	debug_assert(instr->dsts_count < instr->dsts_max);
 #endif
-	struct ir3_register *reg = reg_create(shader, num, flags | IR3_REG_DEST);
+	struct ir3_register *reg = reg_create(shader, num, flags);
 	instr->dsts[instr->dsts_count++] = reg;
 	return reg;
 }
@@ -505,10 +504,8 @@ void ir3_reg_set_last_array(struct ir3_instruction *instr,
 							struct ir3_register *last_write)
 {
 	assert(reg->flags & IR3_REG_ARRAY);
-	assert(reg->flags & IR3_REG_DEST);
 	struct ir3_register *new_reg = ir3_src_create(instr, 0, 0);
 	*new_reg = *reg;
-	new_reg->flags &= ~IR3_REG_DEST;
 	new_reg->def = last_write;
 	ir3_reg_tie(reg, new_reg);
 }
@@ -523,7 +520,7 @@ ir3_instr_set_address(struct ir3_instruction *instr,
 		debug_assert(instr->block == addr->block);
 
 		instr->address = ir3_src_create(instr, addr->dsts[0]->num,
-										addr->dsts[0]->flags & ~IR3_REG_DEST);
+										addr->dsts[0]->flags);
 		instr->address->def = addr->dsts[0];
 		debug_assert(reg_num(addr->dsts[0]) == REG_A0);
 		unsigned comp = reg_comp(addr->dsts[0]);
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
index 3c9ae1668ad..2bd2eebc83e 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3.h
@@ -129,10 +129,9 @@ struct ir3_register {
 		IR3_REG_SSA    = 0x4000,   /* 'instr' is ptr to assigning instr */
 		IR3_REG_ARRAY  = 0x8000,
 
-		IR3_REG_DEST   = 0x10000,
-		IR3_REG_KILL = 0x20000,
-		IR3_REG_FIRST_KILL = 0x40000,
-		IR3_REG_UNUSED = 0x80000,
+		IR3_REG_KILL = 0x10000,
+		IR3_REG_FIRST_KILL = 0x20000,
+		IR3_REG_UNUSED = 0x40000,
 	} flags;
 
 	/* used for cat5 instructions, but also for internal/IR level
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler_nir.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler_nir.c
index 49484b1d9cc..a9f3730b238 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler_nir.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_compiler_nir.c
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ resolve_phis(struct ir3_context *ctx, struct ir3_block *block)
 				if (get_block(ctx, nsrc->pred) == pred) {
 					if (nsrc->src.ssa->parent_instr->type == nir_instr_type_ssa_undef) {
 						/* Create an ir3 undef */
-						ir3_src_create(phi, INVALID_REG, phi->dsts[0]->flags & ~IR3_REG_DEST);
+						ir3_src_create(phi, INVALID_REG, phi->dsts[0]->flags);
 					} else {
 						struct ir3_instruction *src = ir3_get_src(ctx, &nsrc->src)[0];
 						__ssa_src(phi, src, 0);
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_merge_regs.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_merge_regs.c
index 79b2fc918c0..30ed2b578c3 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_merge_regs.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_merge_regs.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ create_parallel_copy(struct ir3_block *block)
 				 !phi->srcs[pred_idx]->def)
 				continue;
 			phi->srcs[pred_idx]->def = pcopy->dsts[j];
-			phi->srcs[pred_idx]->flags = pcopy->dsts[j]->flags & ~IR3_REG_DEST;
+			phi->srcs[pred_idx]->flags = pcopy->dsts[j]->flags;
 			j++;
 		}
 		assert(j == phi_count);
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_print.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_print.c
index 02c9474e2c1..db2190a565d 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_print.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_print.c
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ static void print_ssa_name(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_register *reg,
 		mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, "("SYN_REG("r%u.%c")")", reg_num(reg), "xyzw"[reg_comp(reg)]);
 }
 
-static void print_reg_name(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *instr, struct ir3_register *reg)
+static void print_reg_name(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *instr,
+						   struct ir3_register *reg, bool dest)
 {
 	if ((reg->flags & (IR3_REG_FABS | IR3_REG_SABS)) &&
 			(reg->flags & (IR3_REG_FNEG | IR3_REG_SNEG | IR3_REG_BNOT)))
@@ -219,7 +220,7 @@ static void print_reg_name(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *in
 		mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, SYN_IMMED("imm[%f,%d,0x%x]"), reg->fim_val, reg->iim_val, reg->iim_val);
 	} else if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_ARRAY) {
 		if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_SSA) {
-			print_ssa_name(stream, reg, reg->flags & IR3_REG_DEST);
+			print_ssa_name(stream, reg, dest);
 			mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, ":");
 		}
 		mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, SYN_ARRAY("arr[id=%u, offset=%d, size=%u]"), reg->array.id,
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ static void print_reg_name(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *in
 			mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, "("SYN_REG("r%u.%c")")", reg->array.base >> 2,
 				   "xyzw"[reg->array.base & 0x3]);
 	} else if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_SSA) {
-		print_ssa_name(stream, reg, reg->flags & IR3_REG_DEST);
+		print_ssa_name(stream, reg, dest);
 	} else if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_RELATIV) {
 		if (reg->flags & IR3_REG_CONST)
 			mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, SYN_CONST("c<a0.x + %d>"), reg->array.offset);
@@ -280,14 +281,14 @@ print_instr(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *instr, int lvl)
 				continue;
 			if (!first)
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, ", ");
-			print_reg_name(stream, instr, reg);
+			print_reg_name(stream, instr, reg, true);
 			first = false;
 		}
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < instr->srcs_count; i++) {
 			struct ir3_register *reg = instr->srcs[i];
 			if (!first)
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, ", ");
-			print_reg_name(stream, instr, reg);
+			print_reg_name(stream, instr, reg, false);
 			first = false;
 		}
 	}
@@ -337,14 +338,14 @@ print_instr(struct log_stream *stream, struct ir3_instruction *instr, int lvl)
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, " %sp0.%c (",
 						instr->cat0.inv1 ? "!" : "",
 						"xyzw"[instr->cat0.comp1 & 0x3]);
-				print_reg_name(stream, instr, instr->srcs[0]);
+				print_reg_name(stream, instr, instr->srcs[0], false);
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, "), ");
 			}
 			if (brinfo[instr->cat0.brtype].nsrc >= 2) {
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, " %sp0.%c (",
 						instr->cat0.inv2 ? "!" : "",
 						"xyzw"[instr->cat0.comp2 & 0x3]);
-				print_reg_name(stream, instr, instr->srcs[1]);
+				print_reg_name(stream, instr, instr->srcs[1], false);
 				mesa_log_stream_printf(stream, "), ");
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
index aaf14be93d2..2a43a21c0ef 100644
--- a/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
+++ b/src/freedreno/ir3/ir3_ra.c
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ insert_parallel_copy_instr(struct ra_ctx *ctx, struct ir3_instruction *instr)
 		struct ra_parallel_copy *entry = &ctx->parallel_copies[i];
 		struct ir3_register *reg =
 			ir3_src_create(pcopy, INVALID_REG,
-						   entry->interval->interval.reg->flags & ~(IR3_REG_DEST | IR3_REG_SSA));
+						   entry->interval->interval.reg->flags & ~IR3_REG_SSA);
 		reg->size = entry->interval->interval.reg->size;
 		reg->wrmask = entry->interval->interval.reg->wrmask;
 		assign_reg(pcopy, reg, ra_physreg_to_num(entry->src, reg->flags));
@@ -1624,7 +1624,7 @@ insert_liveout_copy(struct ir3_block *block, physreg_t dst, physreg_t src,
 	}
 
 	struct ir3_register *src_reg =
-		ir3_src_create(pcopy, INVALID_REG, reg->flags & ~(IR3_REG_DEST | IR3_REG_SSA));
+		ir3_src_create(pcopy, INVALID_REG, reg->flags & ~IR3_REG_SSA);
 	src_reg->wrmask = reg->wrmask;
 	src_reg->size = reg->size;
 	assign_reg(pcopy, src_reg, ra_physreg_to_num(src, reg->flags));