diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.cpp
index 8ebcc76257..49052db9be 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@ VertexShaderUid GetVertexShaderUid()
   uid_data->msaa = g_ActiveConfig.iMultisamples > 1;
   uid_data->ssaa = g_ActiveConfig.iMultisamples > 1 && g_ActiveConfig.bSSAA;
   uid_data->numColorChans = xfmem.numChan.numColorChans;
-  uid_data->vertex_depth =
-      g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsDepthClamp &&
-      ((fabs(xfmem.viewport.zRange) > 16777215.0f || fabs(xfmem.viewport.farZ) > 16777215.0f) ||
-       (xfmem.viewport.zRange < 0.0f && !g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsReversedDepthRange));
 
   GetLightingShaderUid(uid_data->lighting);
 
@@ -438,23 +434,15 @@ ShaderCode GenerateVertexShaderCode(APIType api_type, const vertex_shader_uid_da
   // override it with the correct values if not then early z culling will improve speed.
   // There are two different ways to do this, when the depth range is oversized, we process
   // the depth range in the vertex shader, if not we let the host driver handle it.
-  if (uid_data->vertex_depth)
-  {
-    // Adjust z for the depth range. We're using an equation which incorperates a depth inversion,
-    // so we can map the console -1..0 range to the 0..1 range used in the depth buffer.
-    // We have to handle the depth range in the vertex shader instead of after the perspective
-    // divide, because some games will use a depth range larger than what is allowed by the
-    // graphics API. These large depth ranges will still be clipped to the 0..1 range, so these
-    // games effectively add a depth bias to the values written to the depth buffer.
-    out.Write("o.pos.z = o.pos.w * " I_PIXELCENTERCORRECTION ".w - "
-              "o.pos.z * " I_PIXELCENTERCORRECTION ".z;\n");
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    // Here we rely on the host driver to process the depth range, however we still need to invert
-    // the console -1..0 range to the 0..1 range used in the depth buffer.
-    out.Write("o.pos.z = -o.pos.z;\n");
-  }
+  //
+  // Adjust z for the depth range. We're using an equation which incorperates a depth inversion,
+  // so we can map the console -1..0 range to the 0..1 range used in the depth buffer.
+  // We have to handle the depth range in the vertex shader instead of after the perspective
+  // divide, because some games will use a depth range larger than what is allowed by the
+  // graphics API. These large depth ranges will still be clipped to the 0..1 range, so these
+  // games effectively add a depth bias to the values written to the depth buffer.
+  out.Write("o.pos.z = o.pos.w * " I_PIXELCENTERCORRECTION ".w - "
+            "o.pos.z * " I_PIXELCENTERCORRECTION ".z;\n");
 
   if (!g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsClipControl)
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.h
index 4936ce6ba8..4b9e9d1d39 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderGen.h
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ struct vertex_shader_uid_data
   u32 texMtxInfo_n_projection : 16;  // Stored separately to guarantee that the texMtxInfo struct is
                                      // 8 bits wide
   u32 ssaa : 1;
-  u32 vertex_depth : 1;
-  u32 pad : 14;
+  u32 pad : 15;
 
   struct
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.cpp
index c7331fe446..e516c2c63c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.cpp
@@ -387,30 +387,44 @@ void VertexShaderManager::SetConstants()
     constants.pixelcentercorrection[0] = pixel_center_correction * pixel_size_x;
     constants.pixelcentercorrection[1] = pixel_center_correction * pixel_size_y;
 
-    // The depth range is handled in the vertex shader. We need to reverse
-    // the far value to get a reversed depth range mapping. This is necessary
-    // because the standard depth range equation pushes all depth values towards
-    // the back of the depth buffer where conventionally depth buffers have the
-    // least precision.
-    if (g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsReversedDepthRange)
+    // By default we don't change the depth value at all in the vertex shader.
+    constants.pixelcentercorrection[2] = 1.0f;
+    constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = 0.0f;
+
+    if (g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsDepthClamp)
     {
-      // For backends that support reversing the depth range we also support cases
-      // where the console also uses reversed depth with the same accuracy. We need
-      // to make sure the depth range is positive here and then reverse the depth in
-      // the backend viewport.
-      constants.pixelcentercorrection[2] = fabs(xfmem.viewport.zRange) / 16777215.0f;
-      if (xfmem.viewport.zRange < 0.0f)
-        constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
+      // Oversized depth ranges are handled in the vertex shader. We need to reverse
+      // the far value to get a reversed depth range mapping. This is necessary
+      // because the standard depth range equation pushes all depth values towards
+      // the back of the depth buffer where conventionally depth buffers have the
+      // least precision.
+      if (g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsReversedDepthRange)
+      {
+        if (fabs(xfmem.viewport.zRange) > 16777215.0f || fabs(xfmem.viewport.farZ) > 16777215.0f)
+        {
+          // For backends that support reversing the depth range we also support cases
+          // where the console also uses reversed depth with the same accuracy. We need
+          // to make sure the depth range is positive here and then reverse the depth in
+          // the backend viewport.
+          constants.pixelcentercorrection[2] = fabs(xfmem.viewport.zRange) / 16777215.0f;
+          if (xfmem.viewport.zRange < 0.0f)
+            constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
+          else
+            constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = 1.0f - xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
+        }
+      }
       else
-        constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = 1.0f - xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      // For backends that don't support reversing the depth range we can still render
-      // cases where the console uses reversed depth correctly. But we simply can't
-      // provide the same accuracy as the console.
-      constants.pixelcentercorrection[2] = xfmem.viewport.zRange / 16777215.0f;
-      constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = 1.0f - xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
+      {
+        if (xfmem.viewport.zRange < 0.0f || xfmem.viewport.zRange > 16777215.0f ||
+            fabs(xfmem.viewport.farZ) > 16777215.0f)
+        {
+          // For backends that don't support reversing the depth range we can still render
+          // cases where the console uses reversed depth correctly. But we simply can't
+          // provide the same accuracy as the console.
+          constants.pixelcentercorrection[2] = xfmem.viewport.zRange / 16777215.0f;
+          constants.pixelcentercorrection[3] = 1.0f - xfmem.viewport.farZ / 16777215.0f;
+        }
+      }
     }
 
     dirty = true;