diff --git a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.cpp b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.cpp
index 40e7f83583..ce4b67fc19 100644
--- a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.cpp
+++ b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.cpp
@@ -391,6 +391,52 @@ IR::Program MergeDualVertexPrograms(IR::Program& vertex_a, IR::Program& vertex_b
     return result;
 }
 
+void PrunePassthroughStores(IR::Program& program, const VaryingState& previous_stage_stores) {
+    if (program.stage != Stage::Geometry || program.is_geometry_passthrough) {
+        return;
+    }
+    VaryingState pruned;
+    for (size_t index = 0; index < program.info.passthrough.mask.size(); ++index) {
+        if (!program.info.passthrough.mask[index] || previous_stage_stores.mask[index]) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        const IR::Attribute attr{static_cast<IR::Attribute>(index)};
+        if (attr >= IR::Attribute::PositionX && attr <= IR::Attribute::PositionW) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        pruned.mask[index] = true;
+    }
+    if (pruned.mask.none()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    const auto erase_matching{[&pruned](IR::Block* block, IR::Opcode opcode, bool skip_used) {
+        auto it{block->begin()};
+        while (it != block->end()) {
+            IR::Inst& inst{*it};
+            if (inst.GetOpcode() != opcode ||
+                !pruned.mask[static_cast<size_t>(inst.Arg(0).Attribute())]) {
+                ++it;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (skip_used && inst.HasUses()) {
+                ++it;
+                continue;
+            }
+            inst.Invalidate();
+            it = block->Instructions().erase(it);
+        }
+    }};
+    for (IR::Block* const block : program.post_order_blocks) {
+        erase_matching(block, IR::Opcode::SetAttribute, false);
+    }
+    for (IR::Block* const block : program.post_order_blocks) {
+        erase_matching(block, IR::Opcode::GetAttribute, true);
+    }
+    program.info.stores.mask &= ~pruned.mask;
+    program.info.loads.mask &= ~pruned.mask;
+    program.info.passthrough.mask &= ~pruned.mask;
+}
+
 void ConvertLegacyToGeneric(IR::Program& program, const Shader::RuntimeInfo& runtime_info) {
     auto& stores = program.info.stores;
     if (stores.Legacy()) {
diff --git a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.h b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.h
index 23c7ba1bbf..d44814ecce 100644
--- a/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.h
+++ b/src/shader_recompiler/frontend/maxwell/translate_program.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ namespace Shader::Maxwell {
 
 void ConvertLegacyToGeneric(IR::Program& program, const RuntimeInfo& runtime_info);
 
+void PrunePassthroughStores(IR::Program& program, const VaryingState& previous_stage_stores);
+
 // Maxwell v1 and older Nvidia cards don't support setting gl_Layer from non-geometry stages.
 // This creates a workaround by setting the layer as a generic output and creating a
 // passthrough geometry shader that reads the generic and sets the layer.
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
index c07d6fbde2..68431c67e3 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ using Shader::Backend::SPIRV::EmitSPIRV;
 using Shader::Maxwell::ConvertLegacyToGeneric;
 using Shader::Maxwell::GenerateGeometryPassthrough;
 using Shader::Maxwell::MergeDualVertexPrograms;
+using Shader::Maxwell::PrunePassthroughStores;
 using Shader::Maxwell::TranslateProgram;
 using VideoCommon::ComputeEnvironment;
 using VideoCommon::FileEnvironment;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ using VideoCommon::LoadPipelines;
 using VideoCommon::SerializePipeline;
 using Context = ShaderContext::Context;
 
-constexpr u32 CACHE_VERSION = 17;
+constexpr u32 CACHE_VERSION = 18;
 
 template <typename Container>
 auto MakeSpan(Container& container) {
@@ -537,6 +538,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<GraphicsPipeline> ShaderCache::CreateGraphicsPipeline(
         const size_t stage_index{index - 1};
         infos[stage_index] = &program.info;
 
+        if (previous_program) {
+            PrunePassthroughStores(program, previous_program->info.stores);
+        }
         const auto runtime_info = MakeRuntimeInfo(key, program, previous_program, glasm_use_storage_buffers, use_glasm);
         switch (::Settings::values.renderer_backend.GetValue()) {
         case Settings::RendererBackend::OpenGL_GLSL:
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
index 854bef3192..606396529b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ using Shader::Backend::SPIRV::EmitSPIRV;
 using Shader::Maxwell::ConvertLegacyToGeneric;
 using Shader::Maxwell::GenerateGeometryPassthrough;
 using Shader::Maxwell::MergeDualVertexPrograms;
+using Shader::Maxwell::PrunePassthroughStores;
 using Shader::Maxwell::TranslateProgram;
 using VideoCommon::ComputeEnvironment;
 using VideoCommon::FileEnvironment;
 using VideoCommon::GenericEnvironment;
 using VideoCommon::GraphicsEnvironment;
 
-constexpr u32 CACHE_VERSION = 20;
+constexpr u32 CACHE_VERSION = 21;
 constexpr size_t VULKAN_CACHE_FLUSH_PIPELINES = 128;
 constexpr size_t VULKAN_CACHE_FLUSH_MIN_SECONDS = 30;
 constexpr std::array<char, 8> VULKAN_CACHE_MAGIC_NUMBER{'y', 'u', 'z', 'u', 'v', 'k', 'c', 'h'};
@@ -838,6 +839,9 @@ std::unique_ptr<GraphicsPipeline> PipelineCache::CreateGraphicsPipeline(
         const size_t stage_index{index - 1};
         infos[stage_index] = &program.info;
 
+        if (previous_stage) {
+            PrunePassthroughStores(program, previous_stage->info.stores);
+        }
         const auto runtime_info{MakeRuntimeInfo(programs, key, program, previous_stage, device)};
         ConvertLegacyToGeneric(program, runtime_info);
         const std::vector<u32> code{EmitSPIRV(profile, runtime_info, program, binding)};