diff --git a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
index d62f9c9db2385..e6f835a8c05bb 100644
--- a/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
+++ b/tinygrad/uop/ops.py
@@ -448,8 +448,6 @@ def broadcast(self, count:int):
     if count == 1: return self
     return UOp(Ops.STACK, self.dtype.vec(count), (self,)*count)
   def cast(self, dtype:DType):
-    # TODO: we shouldn't have to check for dtype.count == 1 here, but CAST is misused in AMD LLVM
-    if dtype.count == 1 and dtype.count != self.dtype.count: dtype = dtype.vec(self.dtype.count)
     if self.dtype == dtype: return self
     return UOp(Ops.CAST, dtype, (self,))
   def bitcast(self, dtype:DType): return self if self.dtype == dtype else UOp(Ops.BITCAST, dtype, (self,))