diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index 8220af19bf..08623b5577 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ namespace rsx
 		if (state.current_draw_clause.command == rsx::draw_command::inlined_array)
 		{
 			vertex_input_layout result = {};
+			result.interleaved_blocks.reserve(8);
 
 			interleaved_range_info info = {};
 			info.interleaved = true;
@@ -1288,6 +1289,8 @@ namespace rsx
 
 		const u32 frequency_divider_mask = rsx::method_registers.frequency_divider_operation_mask();
 		vertex_input_layout result = {};
+		result.interleaved_blocks.reserve(8);
+		result.referenced_registers.reserve(4);
 
 		for (u8 index = 0; index < rsx::limits::vertex_count; ++index)
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
index 5488974718..ea153b694d 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp
@@ -1129,22 +1129,8 @@ void VKGSRender::end()
 
 					if (replace)
 					{
-						for (auto &sampler : m_current_frame->samplers_to_clean)
-						{
-							if (sampler->matches(wrap_s, wrap_t, wrap_r, false, lod_bias, af_level, min_lod, max_lod,
-								min_filter, mag_filter, mip_mode, border_color, compare_enabled, depth_compare_mode))
-							{
-								fs_sampler_handles[i] = std::move(sampler);
-								replace = false;
-								break;
-							}
-						}
-
-						if (replace)
-						{
-							fs_sampler_handles[i] = std::make_unique<vk::sampler>(*m_device, wrap_s, wrap_t, wrap_r, false, lod_bias, af_level, min_lod, max_lod,
-								min_filter, mag_filter, mip_mode, border_color, compare_enabled, depth_compare_mode);
-						}
+						fs_sampler_handles[i] = std::make_unique<vk::sampler>(*m_device, wrap_s, wrap_t, wrap_r, false, lod_bias, af_level, min_lod, max_lod,
+							min_filter, mag_filter, mip_mode, border_color, compare_enabled, depth_compare_mode);
 					}
 				}
 				else
@@ -1188,7 +1174,6 @@ void VKGSRender::end()
 
 					if (replace)
 					{
-						//This is unlikely, there is no need to check the dirty pool
 						vs_sampler_handles[i] = std::make_unique<vk::sampler>(
 							*m_device,
 							VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT, VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT, VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_REPEAT,