diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.cpp b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.cpp
index 38bcaddbf7..096875a606 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.cpp
@@ -22,36 +22,25 @@ void GLDeleter::Take(GLDeleter &other) {
 }
 
 // Runs on the GPU thread.
-void GLDeleter::Perform(GLRenderManager *renderManager, bool skipGLCalls) {
+void GLDeleter::Perform(GLRenderManager *renderManager) {
 	for (auto pushBuffer : pushBuffers) {
 		renderManager->UnregisterPushBuffer(pushBuffer);
-		if (skipGLCalls) {
-			pushBuffer->Destroy(false);
-		}
 		delete pushBuffer;
 	}
 	pushBuffers.clear();
 	for (auto shader : shaders) {
-		if (skipGLCalls && shader)
-			shader->shader = 0;  // prevent the glDeleteShader
 		delete shader;
 	}
 	shaders.clear();
 	for (auto program : programs) {
-		if (skipGLCalls && program)
-			program->program = 0;  // prevent the glDeleteProgram
 		delete program;
 	}
 	programs.clear();
 	for (auto buffer : buffers) {
-		if (skipGLCalls && buffer)
-			buffer->buffer_ = 0;
 		delete buffer;
 	}
 	buffers.clear();
 	for (auto texture : textures) {
-		if (skipGLCalls && texture)
-			texture->texture = 0;
 		delete texture;
 	}
 	textures.clear();
@@ -61,17 +50,9 @@ void GLDeleter::Perform(GLRenderManager *renderManager, bool skipGLCalls) {
 	}
 	inputLayouts.clear();
 	for (auto framebuffer : framebuffers) {
-		if (skipGLCalls) {
-			framebuffer->handle = 0;
-			framebuffer->color_texture.texture = 0;
-			framebuffer->z_stencil_buffer = 0;
-			framebuffer->z_stencil_texture.texture = 0;
-			framebuffer->z_buffer = 0;
-			framebuffer->stencil_buffer = 0;
-		}
 		delete framebuffer;
 	}
-	if (!framebuffers.empty() && !skipGLCalls) {
+	if (!framebuffers.empty()) {
 		// The destructor bound the default framebuffer. Without this, the next readback from the framebuffer
 		// that was bound before could read the default one (zeros for Cars Race-O-Rama's luminance, #15914).
 		renderManager->ForgetBoundFramebuffers();
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.h b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.h
index 16756f1522..f82485a4ee 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLFrameData.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class GLRenderManager;
 
 class GLDeleter {
 public:
-	void Perform(GLRenderManager *renderManager, bool skipGLCalls);
+	void Perform(GLRenderManager *renderManager);
 
 	bool IsEmpty() const {
 		return shaders.empty() && programs.empty() && buffers.empty() && textures.empty() && inputLayouts.empty() && framebuffers.empty() && pushBuffers.empty();
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.cpp b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.cpp
index de53b7bc79..b527515778 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.cpp
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ static std::string GetInfoLog(GLuint name, Getiv getiv, GetLog getLog) {
 	return infoLog;
 }
 
-void GLQueueRunner::RunInitSteps(const FastVec<GLRInitStep> &steps, bool skipGLCalls) {
-	if (skipGLCalls) {
-		// Some bookkeeping still needs to be done.
+void GLQueueRunner::RunInitSteps(const FastVec<GLRInitStep> &steps, bool dryRun) {
+	if (dryRun) {
+		// Steps that will never run (left over at shutdown): only free what they own.
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < steps.size(); i++) {
 			const GLRInitStep &step = steps[i];
 			switch (step.stepType) {
@@ -156,14 +156,8 @@ void GLQueueRunner::RunInitSteps(const FastVec<GLRInitStep> &steps, bool skipGLC
 				}
 				break;
 			}
-			case GLRInitStepType::CREATE_PROGRAM:
-			{
-				WARN_LOG(Log::G3D, "CREATE_PROGRAM found with skipGLCalls, not good");
-				break;
-			}
 			case GLRInitStepType::CREATE_SHADER:
 			{
-				WARN_LOG(Log::G3D, "CREATE_SHADER found with skipGLCalls, not good");
 				delete[] step.create_shader.code;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -675,8 +669,8 @@ retry_depth:
 	currentReadHandle_ = fbo->handle;
 }
 
-void GLQueueRunner::RunSteps(const std::vector<GLRStep *> &steps, GLFrameData &frameData, bool skipGLCalls, bool keepSteps, bool useVR) {
-	if (skipGLCalls) {
+void GLQueueRunner::RunSteps(const std::vector<GLRStep *> &steps, GLFrameData &frameData, bool dryRun, bool keepSteps, bool useVR) {
+	if (dryRun) {
 		if (keepSteps) {
 			return;
 		}
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.h b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.h
index a683d04d52..13711bb202 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLQueueRunner.h
@@ -369,9 +369,10 @@ public:
 		caps_ = caps;
 	}
 
-	void RunInitSteps(const FastVec<GLRInitStep> &steps, bool skipGLCalls);
+	// dryRun: the steps will never run (left over at shutdown), so only free what they own.
+	void RunInitSteps(const FastVec<GLRInitStep> &steps, bool dryRun);
 
-	void RunSteps(const std::vector<GLRStep *> &steps, GLFrameData &frameData, bool skipGLCalls, bool keepSteps, bool useVR);
+	void RunSteps(const std::vector<GLRStep *> &steps, GLFrameData &frameData, bool dryRun, bool keepSteps, bool useVR);
 
 	void CreateDeviceObjects();
 	void DestroyDeviceObjects();
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.cpp b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.cpp
index 7a76017a28..45355437d7 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ GLRenderManager::~GLRenderManager() {
 		_assert_(frameData_[i].deleter_prev.IsEmpty());
 	}
 	// Was anything deleted during shutdown?
-	deleter_.Perform(this, skipGLCalls_);
+	deleter_.Perform(this);
 	_assert_(deleter_.IsEmpty());
 }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ void GLRenderManager::ThreadStart(Draw::DrawContext *draw) {
 
 	exitNotified_ = false;
 	hitExit_ = false;
-	skipGLCalls_ = false;
 
 	if (newInflightFrames_ != -1) {
 		INFO_LOG(Log::G3D, "OpenGL: Updating inflight frames to %d", newInflightFrames_);
@@ -106,13 +105,12 @@ void GLRenderManager::ThreadEnd() {
 
 	VLOG("  PULL: Quitting");
 
-	// Good time to run all the deleters to get rid of leftover objects.
+	// Good time to run all the deleters to get rid of leftover objects. The context is still current.
 	for (int i = 0; i < MAX_INFLIGHT_FRAMES; i++) {
-		// Since we're in shutdown, we should skip the GL calls on Android.
-		frameData_[i].deleter.Perform(this, skipGLCalls_);
-		frameData_[i].deleter_prev.Perform(this, skipGLCalls_);
+		frameData_[i].deleter.Perform(this);
+		frameData_[i].deleter_prev.Perform(this);
 	}
-	deleter_.Perform(this, skipGLCalls_);
+	deleter_.Perform(this);
 	// Steps that never got submitted. A dry run frees the data they own (texture uploads etc), and the steps.
 	queueRunner_.RunInitSteps(initSteps_, true);
 	initSteps_.clear();
@@ -458,15 +456,15 @@ bool GLRenderManager::Run(GLRRenderThreadTask &task) {
 	if (!frameData.hasBegun) {
 		frameData.hasBegun = true;
 
-		frameData.deleter_prev.Perform(this, skipGLCalls_);
+		frameData.deleter_prev.Perform(this);
 		frameData.deleter_prev.Take(frameData.deleter);
 	}
 
 	// queueRunner_.LogSteps(stepsOnThread);
-	queueRunner_.RunInitSteps(task.initSteps, skipGLCalls_);
+	queueRunner_.RunInitSteps(task.initSteps, false);
 
 	// Run this after RunInitSteps so any fresh GLRBuffers for the pushbuffers can get created.
-	if (!skipGLCalls_) {
+	{
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pushBuffersMutex_);
 		for (auto iter : frameData.activePushBuffers) {
 			iter->Flush();
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@ bool GLRenderManager::Run(GLRRenderThreadTask &task) {
 	}
 
 #ifdef __LIBRETRO__
-	if (Libretro::VRActive() && !skipGLCalls_) {
+	if (Libretro::VRActive()) {
 		for (int eye = 0; eye < 2; ++eye) {
 			Libretro::BeginVREye(eye);
 			queueRunner_.RunSteps(task.steps, frameData, false, eye == 0, false);
@@ -491,18 +489,18 @@ bool GLRenderManager::Run(GLRRenderThreadTask &task) {
 		int passes = GetVRPassesCount();
 		for (int i = 0; i < passes; i++) {
 			PreVRFrameRender(i);
-			queueRunner_.RunSteps(task.steps, frameData, skipGLCalls_, i < passes - 1, true);
+			queueRunner_.RunSteps(task.steps, frameData, false, i < passes - 1, true);
 			PostVRFrameRender();
 		}
 	} else {
-		queueRunner_.RunSteps(task.steps, frameData, skipGLCalls_, false, false);
+		queueRunner_.RunSteps(task.steps, frameData, false, false, false);
 	}
 
 	if (frameData.profile.enabled) {
 		frameData.profile.cpuEndTime = time_now_d();
 	}
 
-	if (!skipGLCalls_) {
+	{
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(pushBuffersMutex_);
 		for (auto iter : frameData.activePushBuffers) {
 			iter->MapDevice(bufferStrategy_);
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.h b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.h
index ad43cfc633..39399b8ec2 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/GLRenderManager.h
@@ -893,12 +893,6 @@ public:
 		return queueRunner_.GetGLString(name);
 	}
 
-	// Used during Android-style ugly shutdown. No need to have a way to set it back because we'll be
-	// destroyed.
-	void SetSkipGLCalls() {
-		skipGLCalls_ = true;
-	}
-
 	int GetNumSteps() const {
 		return (int)steps_.size();
 	}
@@ -953,8 +947,6 @@ private:
 	bool syncDone_ = false;
 
 	GLDeleter deleter_;
-	// Set from either thread, read on the render thread.
-	std::atomic<bool> skipGLCalls_{false};
 
 	int curFrame_ = 0;
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/OpenGLGraphicsContext.h b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/OpenGLGraphicsContext.h
index d39cecf286..89887d6d29 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/OpenGL/OpenGLGraphicsContext.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/OpenGL/OpenGLGraphicsContext.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ public:
 
 	// Call from emu thread
 	void NotifyEmuThreadExit() override {
-		renderManager_->SetSkipGLCalls();
 		renderManager_->NotifyEmuThreadExit();
 	}
 
diff --git a/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp b/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
index 357878b69a..5384462fe3 100644
--- a/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
+++ b/Windows/GPU/WindowsGLContext.cpp
@@ -494,6 +494,5 @@ void WindowsGLContext::ThreadEnd() {
 }
 
 void WindowsGLContext::NotifyEmuThreadExit() {
-	// renderManager_->SetSkipGLCalls();   // not necessary on desktop, maybe unadvisable?
 	renderManager_->NotifyEmuThreadExit();
 }