diff --git a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
index 7a9f94169b..ef1c655c57 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
@@ -1241,9 +1241,6 @@ enum class Workaround : uint16_t {
     DISABLE_BLIT_INTO_TEXTURE_ARRAY,
     // Multiple workarounds needed for PowerVR GPUs
     POWER_VR_SHADER_WORKAROUNDS,
-    // The driver has some threads pinned, and we can't easily know on which core, it can hurt
-    // performance more if we end-up pinned on the same one.
-    DISABLE_THREAD_AFFINITY
 };
 
 //! The type of technique for stereoscopic rendering
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
index ddf629f0f8..1aff5b1f6b 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
@@ -526,8 +526,6 @@ void OpenGLContext::initBugs(Bugs* bugs, Extensions const& exts,
             bugs->delay_fbo_destruction = true;
             // PowerVR seems to have no problem with this (which is good for us)
             bugs->allow_read_only_ancillary_feedback_loop = true;
-            // PowerVR has a shader compiler thread pinned on the last core
-            bugs->disable_thread_affinity = true;
         } else if (strstr(renderer, "Apple")) {
             // Apple GPU
         } else if (strstr(renderer, "Tegra") ||
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
index 8f487b4781..00a6ad19ec 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
@@ -308,10 +308,6 @@ public:
         // a glFinish. So we must delay the destruction until we know the GPU is finished.
         bool delay_fbo_destruction;
 
-        // The driver has some threads pinned, and we can't easily know on which core, it can hurt
-        // performance more if we end-up pinned on the same one.
-        bool disable_thread_affinity;
-
         // Force feature level 0. Typically used for low end ES3 devices with significant driver
         // bugs or performance issues.
         bool force_feature_level0;
@@ -552,9 +548,6 @@ private:
             {   bugs.delay_fbo_destruction,
                     "delay_fbo_destruction",
                     ""},
-            {   bugs.disable_thread_affinity,
-                    "disable_thread_affinity",
-                    ""},
             {   bugs.force_feature_level0,
                     "force_feature_level0",
                     ""},
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
index 51384e28ab..780afb0827 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
@@ -2056,8 +2056,6 @@ bool OpenGLDriver::isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround workaround) {
             return mContext.bugs.disable_blit_into_texture_array;
         case Workaround::POWER_VR_SHADER_WORKAROUNDS:
             return mContext.bugs.powervr_shader_workarounds;
-        case Workaround::DISABLE_THREAD_AFFINITY:
-            return mContext.bugs.disable_thread_affinity;
         default:
             return false;
     }
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Engine.cpp b/filament/src/details/Engine.cpp
index ac1b3f92b9..fc26d745fe 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Engine.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/Engine.cpp
@@ -682,18 +682,7 @@ int FEngine::loop() {
         return 0;
     }
 
-    // Set thread affinity for the backend thread.
-    //  see https://developer.android.com/agi/sys-trace/threads-scheduling#cpu_core_affinity
-    // Certain backends already have some threads pinned, and we can't easily know on which core.
-    const bool disableThreadAffinity
-            = mDriver->isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround::DISABLE_THREAD_AFFINITY);
-
-    uint32_t const id = std::thread::hardware_concurrency() - 1;
     while (true) {
-        // looks like thread affinity needs to be reset regularly (on Android)
-        if (!disableThreadAffinity) {
-            JobSystem::setThreadAffinityById(id);
-        }
         if (!execute()) {
             break;
         }