diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index 2f63ecd2f7..c3104524ce 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "common/memory_detect.h"
 #include "common/microprofile.h"
 #include "common/settings.h"
-#include "common/texture.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/frontend/emu_window.h"
 #include "core/hw/gpu.h"
@@ -21,7 +20,6 @@
 #include "video_core/host_shaders/vulkan_present_frag_spv.h"
 #include "video_core/host_shaders/vulkan_present_interlaced_frag_spv.h"
 #include "video_core/host_shaders/vulkan_present_vert_spv.h"
-#include "vulkan/vulkan_format_traits.hpp"
 
 #include <vk_mem_alloc.h>
 
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ RendererVulkan::RendererVulkan(Core::System& system, Frontend::EmuWindow& window
                                Frontend::EmuWindow* secondary_window)
     : RendererBase{system, window, secondary_window}, memory{system.Memory()},
       instance{system.TelemetrySession(), window, Settings::values.physical_device.GetValue()},
-      scheduler{instance, renderpass_cache}, renderpass_cache{instance, scheduler}, pool{instance},
+      scheduler{instance}, renderpass_cache{instance, scheduler}, pool{instance},
       main_window{window, instance, scheduler},
       vertex_buffer{instance, scheduler, vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer,
                     VERTEX_BUFFER_SIZE},
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index 0949abd796..2022c8da24 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -469,19 +469,18 @@ void PipelineCache::UseFragmentShader(const Pica::Regs& regs,
     auto& shader = it->second;
 
     if (new_shader) {
-        const bool use_spirv = Settings::values.spirv_shader_gen.GetValue();
-        if (use_spirv && !fs_config.UsesShadowPipeline()) {
-            const std::vector code = SPIRV::GenerateFragmentShader(fs_config, profile);
-            shader.module = CompileSPV(code, instance.GetDevice());
-            shader.MarkDone();
-        } else {
-            workers.QueueWork([fs_config, this, &shader]() {
+        workers.QueueWork([fs_config, this, &shader]() {
+            const bool use_spirv = Settings::values.spirv_shader_gen.GetValue();
+            if (use_spirv && !fs_config.UsesShadowPipeline()) {
+                const std::vector code = SPIRV::GenerateFragmentShader(fs_config, profile);
+                shader.module = CompileSPV(code, instance.GetDevice());
+            } else {
                 const std::string code = GLSL::GenerateFragmentShader(fs_config, profile);
                 shader.module =
                     Compile(code, vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eFragment, instance.GetDevice());
-                shader.MarkDone();
-            });
-        }
+            }
+            shader.MarkDone();
+        });
     }
 
     current_shaders[ProgramType::FS] = &shader;
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
index bc72f00c95..315fe0ea79 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.cpp
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ void Scheduler::CommandChunk::ExecuteAll(vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
     last = nullptr;
 }
 
-Scheduler::Scheduler(const Instance& instance, RenderpassCache& renderpass_cache)
-    : renderpass_cache{renderpass_cache}, master_semaphore{MakeMasterSemaphore(instance)},
+Scheduler::Scheduler(const Instance& instance)
+    : master_semaphore{MakeMasterSemaphore(instance)},
       command_pool{instance, master_semaphore.get()}, use_worker_thread{true} {
     AllocateWorkerCommandBuffers();
     if (use_worker_thread) {
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ void Scheduler::SubmitExecution(vk::Semaphore signal_semaphore, vk::Semaphore wa
     state = StateFlags::AllDirty;
     const u64 signal_value = master_semaphore->NextTick();
 
-    renderpass_cache.EndRendering();
     Record([signal_semaphore, wait_semaphore, signal_value, this](vk::CommandBuffer cmdbuf) {
         MICROPROFILE_SCOPE(Vulkan_Submit);
         std::scoped_lock lock{submit_mutex};
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
index faffd22e8b..82a14adddc 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_scheduler.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include <utility>
 #include "common/alignment.h"
 #include "common/common_funcs.h"
-#include "common/logging/log.h"
 #include "common/polyfill_thread.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_resource_pool.h"
@@ -17,21 +16,18 @@ namespace Vulkan {
 
 enum class StateFlags {
     AllDirty = 0,
-    Renderpass = 1 << 0,
-    Pipeline = 1 << 1,
-    DescriptorSets = 1 << 2
+    Pipeline = 1 << 0,
+    DescriptorSets = 1 << 1,
 };
-
 DECLARE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS(StateFlags)
 
 class Instance;
-class RenderpassCache;
 
 /// The scheduler abstracts command buffer and fence management with an interface that's able to do
 /// OpenGL-like operations on Vulkan command buffers.
 class Scheduler {
 public:
-    explicit Scheduler(const Instance& instance, RenderpassCache& renderpass_cache);
+    explicit Scheduler(const Instance& instance);
     ~Scheduler();
 
     /// Sends the current execution context to the GPU.
@@ -191,7 +187,6 @@ private:
     void AcquireNewChunk();
 
 private:
-    RenderpassCache& renderpass_cache;
     std::unique_ptr<MasterSemaphore> master_semaphore;
     CommandPool command_pool;
     std::unique_ptr<CommandChunk> chunk;