diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture.mm b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture.mm
index 36470493400..3767b0b30a2 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture.mm
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture.mm
@@ -1807,22 +1807,12 @@ uint gpu::MTLTexture::gl_bindcode_get() const
 
 bool gpu::MTLTexture::init_internal()
 {
-  if (format_ == GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8) {
-    /* Apple Silicon requires GPU_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8 instead of GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8. */
-    format_ = GPU_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8;
-  }
-
   this->prepare_internal();
   return true;
 }
 
 bool gpu::MTLTexture::init_internal(GPUVertBuf *vbo)
 {
-  if (this->format_ == GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8) {
-    /* Apple Silicon requires GPU_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8 instead of GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8. */
-    this->format_ = GPU_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8;
-  }
-
   MTLPixelFormat mtl_format = gpu_texture_format_to_metal(this->format_);
   mtl_max_mips_ = 1;
   mipmaps_ = 0;
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture_util.mm b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture_util.mm
index 3664ad04dc0..44469d94507 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture_util.mm
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_texture_util.mm
@@ -103,11 +103,10 @@ MTLPixelFormat gpu_texture_format_to_metal(eGPUTextureFormat tex_format)
       return MTLPixelFormatRGB10A2Uint;
     case GPU_R11F_G11F_B10F:
       return MTLPixelFormatRG11B10Float;
+    case GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8:
+      /* NOTE(fclem): DEPTH24_STENCIL8 not supported by Apple Silicon. Fallback to Depth32F8S. */
     case GPU_DEPTH32F_STENCIL8:
       return MTLPixelFormatDepth32Float_Stencil8;
-    case GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8:
-      BLI_assert_msg(false, "GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8 not supported by Apple Silicon.");
-      return MTLPixelFormatDepth24Unorm_Stencil8;
     case GPU_SRGB8_A8:
       return MTLPixelFormatRGBA8Unorm_sRGB;
     /* Texture only formats. */