diff --git a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
index a01375e7be..d77dba8be9 100644
--- a/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/gpu_thread.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ void ThreadManager::StartThread(VideoCore::RendererBase& renderer, Core::Fronten
     thread = std::jthread([&](std::stop_token stop_token) {
         Common::SetCurrentThreadName("GPU");
         Common::SetCurrentThreadPriority(Common::ThreadPriority::Critical);
-        Common::SetCurrentThreadToPerformanceCores();
         system.RegisterHostThread();
 
         auto current_context = context.Acquire();