diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.cpp
index b5e62f33f6..3b0b8f2f5a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.cpp
@@ -404,30 +404,15 @@ namespace vk
 		vkUpdateDescriptorSets(*g_render_device, 1, &writer, 0, nullptr);
 	}
 
-	void descriptor_set::push(rsx::simple_array<VkCopyDescriptorSet>& copy_cmd, u32 type_mask)
+	void descriptor_set::push(const rsx::simple_array<VkCopyDescriptorSet>& copy_cmd, u32 type_mask)
 	{
 		m_push_type_mask |= type_mask;
-
-		if (m_pending_copies.empty()) [[likely]]
-		{
-			m_pending_copies = std::move(copy_cmd);
-			return;
-		}
-
 		m_pending_copies += copy_cmd;
 	}
 
-	void descriptor_set::push(rsx::simple_array<VkWriteDescriptorSet>& write_cmds, u32 type_mask)
+	void descriptor_set::push(const rsx::simple_array<VkWriteDescriptorSet>& write_cmds, u32 type_mask)
 	{
 		m_push_type_mask |= type_mask;
-
-#if !defined(__clang__) || (__clang_major__ >= 16)
-		if (m_pending_writes.empty()) [[unlikely]]
-		{
-			m_pending_writes = std::move(write_cmds);
-			return;
-		}
-#endif
 		m_pending_writes += write_cmds;
 	}
 
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.h
index c2cf5deb20..12f7589c7c 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/descriptors.h
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ namespace vk
 		void push(const VkDescriptorBufferInfo& buffer_info, VkDescriptorType type, u32 binding);
 		void push(const VkDescriptorImageInfo& image_info, VkDescriptorType type, u32 binding);
 		void push(const VkDescriptorImageInfo* image_info, u32 count, VkDescriptorType type, u32 binding);
-		void push(rsx::simple_array<VkCopyDescriptorSet>& copy_cmd, u32 type_mask = umax);
-		void push(rsx::simple_array<VkWriteDescriptorSet>& write_cmds, u32 type_mask = umax);
+		void push(const rsx::simple_array<VkCopyDescriptorSet>& copy_cmd, u32 type_mask = umax);
+		void push(const rsx::simple_array<VkWriteDescriptorSet>& write_cmds, u32 type_mask = umax);
 		void push(const descriptor_set_dynamic_offset_t& offset);
 
 		void on_bind();