diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
index 9500b5ce42..2480e810e9 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/DX11/GSDevice11.cpp
@@ -2477,20 +2477,9 @@ D3D_SHADER_MACRO* GSDevice11::ShaderMacro::GetPtr()
 	return (D3D_SHADER_MACRO*)mout.data();
 }
 
-/// Checks that we weren't sent things we declared we don't support
-/// Clears things we don't support that can be quietly disabled
-static void preprocessSel(GSDevice11::PSSelector& sel)
-{
-	pxAssert(sel.write_rg  == 0); // Not supported, shouldn't be sent
-}
-
 void GSDevice11::RenderHW(GSHWDrawConfig& config)
 {
-	pxAssert(!config.require_full_barrier); // We always specify no support so it shouldn't request this
-	preprocessSel(config.ps);
-
-	GSVector2i rtsize = (config.rt ? config.rt : config.ds)->GetSize();
-
+	const GSVector2i rtsize = (config.rt ? config.rt : config.ds)->GetSize();
 	GSTexture* colclip_rt = g_gs_device->GetColorClipTexture();
 
 	if (colclip_rt)
@@ -2542,7 +2531,8 @@ void GSDevice11::RenderHW(GSHWDrawConfig& config)
 		StretchRect(colclip_rt ? colclip_rt : config.rt, GSVector4(config.drawarea) / GSVector4(rtsize).xyxy(),
 			primid_tex, GSVector4(config.drawarea), m_date.primid_init_ps[static_cast<u8>(config.datm)].get(), nullptr, false);
 	}
-	else if (config.destination_alpha != GSHWDrawConfig::DestinationAlphaMode::Off)
+	else if (config.destination_alpha == GSHWDrawConfig::DestinationAlphaMode::Stencil ||
+			 config.destination_alpha == GSHWDrawConfig::DestinationAlphaMode::StencilOne)
 	{
 		const GSVector4 src = GSVector4(config.drawarea) / GSVector4(config.ds->GetSize()).xyxy();
 		const GSVector4 dst = src * 2.0f - 1.0f;
@@ -2676,7 +2666,6 @@ void GSDevice11::RenderHW(GSHWDrawConfig& config)
 
 	if (config.alpha_second_pass.enable)
 	{
-		preprocessSel(config.alpha_second_pass.ps);
 		if (config.cb_ps.FogColor_AREF.a != config.alpha_second_pass.ps_aref)
 		{
 			config.cb_ps.FogColor_AREF.a = config.alpha_second_pass.ps_aref;
diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
index 3fd34b90b3..7e3d645e90 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -6054,10 +6054,9 @@ void GSRendererHW::EmulateBlending(int rt_alpha_min, int rt_alpha_max, const boo
 	// Switch DATE_PRIMID with DATE_BARRIER in such cases to ensure accuracy.
 	// No mix of COLCLIP + sw blend + DATE_PRIMID, neither sw fbmask + DATE_PRIMID.
 	// Note: Do the swap in the end, saves the expensive draw splitting/barriers when mixed software blending is used.
-	if (sw_blending && DATE_PRIMID && m_conf.require_full_barrier)
+	if (sw_blending && DATE_PRIMID && features.texture_barrier && m_conf.require_full_barrier)
 	{
 		GL_PERF("DATE: Swap DATE_PRIMID with DATE_BARRIER");
-		m_conf.require_full_barrier = true;
 		DATE_PRIMID = false;
 		DATE_BARRIER = true;
 	}
@@ -7472,7 +7471,7 @@ __ri void GSRendererHW::DrawPrims(GSTextureCache::Target* rt, GSTextureCache::Ta
 	if (m_conf.destination_alpha >= GSHWDrawConfig::DestinationAlphaMode::Stencil &&
 		m_conf.destination_alpha <= GSHWDrawConfig::DestinationAlphaMode::StencilOne && !m_conf.ds)
 	{
-		const bool is_one_barrier = (m_conf.require_full_barrier && (m_prim_overlap == PRIM_OVERLAP_NO || m_conf.ps.shuffle || m_channel_shuffle));
+		const bool is_one_barrier = (features.texture_barrier && m_conf.require_full_barrier && (m_prim_overlap == PRIM_OVERLAP_NO || m_conf.ps.shuffle || m_channel_shuffle));
 		if ((temp_ds.reset(g_gs_device->CreateDepthStencil(m_conf.rt->GetWidth(), m_conf.rt->GetHeight(), GSTexture::Format::DepthStencil, false)), temp_ds))
 		{
 			m_conf.ds = temp_ds.get();
@@ -7648,11 +7647,17 @@ __ri void GSRendererHW::DrawPrims(GSTextureCache::Target* rt, GSTextureCache::Ta
 	pxAssert(!m_conf.require_full_barrier || !m_conf.ps.colclip_hw);
 
 	// Swap full barrier for one barrier when there's no overlap, or a shuffle.
-	if (m_conf.require_full_barrier && (m_prim_overlap == PRIM_OVERLAP_NO || m_conf.ps.shuffle || m_channel_shuffle))
+	if (features.texture_barrier && m_conf.require_full_barrier && (m_prim_overlap == PRIM_OVERLAP_NO || m_conf.ps.shuffle || m_channel_shuffle))
 	{
 		m_conf.require_full_barrier = false;
 		m_conf.require_one_barrier = true;
 	}
+	else if (!features.texture_barrier)
+	{
+		// These shouldn't be enabled if texture barriers aren't supported, make sure they are off.
+		m_conf.ps.write_rg = 0;
+		m_conf.require_full_barrier = false;
+	}
 
 	// rs
 	const GSVector4i hacked_scissor = m_channel_shuffle ? GSVector4i::cxpr(0, 0, 1024, 1024) : m_context->scissor.in;