diff --git a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
index 6a03638f413c7..f9449408824ef 100644
--- a/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
+++ b/tinygrad/schedule/rangeify.py
@@ -316,8 +316,6 @@ def remove_noop_bufferize(idx,b2):
   (UPat(Ops.INDEX, src=(UPat(Ops.CONST, name="c"),),), lambda c: c),
   # copy on CONST is CONST
   (UPat(Ops.COPY, src=(UPat.cvar("x"), UPat()), name="copy"), lambda copy,x: copy.const_like(x.arg)),
-  # hack if a noop turned to a const
-  (UPat(Ops.NOOP, src=(UPat.cvar("c"),), name="noop"), lambda c,noop: c),
   # mstack on CONST is CONST
   (UPat(Ops.MSTACK, src=(UPat.var("s"),), allow_any_len=True).f(Ops.INDEX, allow_any_len=True),
    lambda s: UOp.const(c.dtype, c.arg) if (c:=s.base).op is Ops.CONST else None),