diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index 286efb324a..3477483ba7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ void VKGSRender::on_init_thread()
 	if (!m_overlay_manager)
 	{
 		m_frame->hide();
-		m_shaders_cache->load(nullptr, *m_device, pipeline_layout);
+		m_shaders_cache->load(nullptr, pipeline_layout);
 		m_frame->show();
 	}
 	else
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ void VKGSRender::on_init_thread()
 		rsx::shader_loading_dialog_native dlg(this);
 
 		// TODO: Handle window resize messages during loading on GPUs without OUT_OF_DATE_KHR support
-		m_shaders_cache->load(&dlg, *m_device, pipeline_layout);
+		m_shaders_cache->load(&dlg, pipeline_layout);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ bool VKGSRender::load_program()
 		vertex_program.skip_vertex_input_check = true;
 		fragment_program.unnormalized_coords = 0;
 		m_program = m_prog_buffer->get_graphics_pipeline(vertex_program, fragment_program, properties,
-			shadermode != shader_mode::recompiler, true, *m_device, pipeline_layout);
+			shadermode != shader_mode::recompiler, true, pipeline_layout);
 
 		vk::leave_uninterruptible();
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKProgramBuffer.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKProgramBuffer.h
index a149d2d243..ec26bbbbab 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKProgramBuffer.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKProgramBuffer.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace vk
 				const vk::pipeline_props& pipelineProperties,
 				bool compile_async,
 				std::function<pipeline_type*(pipeline_storage_type&)> callback,
-				VkDevice dev, VkPipelineLayout common_pipeline_layout)
+				VkPipelineLayout common_pipeline_layout)
 		{
 			const auto compiler_flags = compile_async ? vk::pipe_compiler::COMPILE_DEFERRED : vk::pipe_compiler::COMPILE_INLINE;
 			VkShaderModule modules[2] = { vertexProgramData.handle, fragmentProgramData.handle };
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTextOut.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTextOut.h
index 503d544e1e..034f7b292e 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTextOut.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKTextOut.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ namespace vk
 			CHECK_RESULT(vkCreatePipelineLayout(dev, &layout_info, nullptr, &m_pipeline_layout));
 		}
 
-		void init_program(vk::render_device &dev)
+		void init_program()
 		{
 			std::string vs =
 			{
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ namespace vk
 			m_uniform_buffer_size = 983040;
 
 			init_descriptor_set(dev);
-			init_program(dev);
+			init_program();
 
 			GlyphManager glyph_source;
 			auto points = glyph_source.generate_point_map();