diff --git a/src/runtime/vk/Backend.cpp b/src/runtime/vk/Backend.cpp
index af45e89a..f0919378 100644
--- a/src/runtime/vk/Backend.cpp
+++ b/src/runtime/vk/Backend.cpp
@@ -1628,16 +1628,6 @@ namespace vuk {
 						print_results(node);
 						fmt::print(" = acquire<");
 #endif
-						bool internal = false;
-						for (auto& [k, vec] : impl->deferred_splices) {
-							for (auto& v : vec) {
-								if (v.node == node) {
-									internal = true;
-									break;
-								}
-							}
-						}
-
 						for (size_t i = 0; i < node->splice.values.size(); i++) {
 							auto& link = node->links[i];
 							// TODO: array exception
@@ -1645,9 +1635,8 @@ namespace vuk {
 								continue;
 							}
 							StreamResourceUse src_use = { acqrel->last_use[i], src_stream };
-							if (!internal) {
-								recorder.init_sync(node->type[i].get(), src_use, node->splice.values[i]);
-							}
+							recorder.init_sync(node->type[i].get(), src_use, node->splice.values[i], false);
+
 							if (node->type[i]->hash_value == current_module->types.builtin_buffer) {
 #ifdef VUK_DUMP_EXEC
 								fmt::print("buffer");