diff --git a/src/gpu/gl/builders/GrGLProgramBuilder.cpp b/src/gpu/gl/builders/GrGLProgramBuilder.cpp
index dd982b91c6..8fb3589df7 100644
--- a/src/gpu/gl/builders/GrGLProgramBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/gl/builders/GrGLProgramBuilder.cpp
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ GrGLProgram* GrGLProgramBuilder::finalize() {
     settings.fCaps = this->gpu()->glCaps().shaderCaps();
     settings.fFlipY = this->pipeline().proxy()->origin() != kTopLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin;
     settings.fSharpenTextures = this->gpu()->getContext()->contextPriv().sharpenMipmappedTextures();
-    settings.fFragColorIsInOut = this->fragColorIsInOut();
-
     SkSL::Program::Inputs inputs;
     SkTDArray<GrGLuint> shadersToDelete;
     bool cached = fGpu->glCaps().programBinarySupport() && nullptr != fCached.get();
diff --git a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.cpp b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.cpp
index 9afd470776..8ad3a058eb 100644
--- a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.cpp
@@ -170,11 +170,6 @@ const char* GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder::getPrimaryColorOutputName() const {
     return fHasCustomColorOutput ? DeclaredColorOutputName() : "sk_FragColor";
 }
 
-bool GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder::primaryColorOutputIsInOut() const {
-    return fHasCustomColorOutput &&
-           fOutputs[fCustomColorOutputIndex].getTypeModifier() == GrShaderVar::kInOut_TypeModifier;
-}
-
 void GrGLSLFragmentBuilder::declAppendf(const char* fmt, ...) {
     va_list argp;
     va_start(argp, fmt);
diff --git a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.h b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.h
index 0e0794fd37..5a73c17d9a 100644
--- a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.h
+++ b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLFragmentShaderBuilder.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ private:
     void enableSecondaryOutput();
     const char* getPrimaryColorOutputName() const;
     const char* getSecondaryColorOutputName() const;
-    bool primaryColorOutputIsInOut() const;
 
 #ifdef SK_DEBUG
     // As GLSLProcessors emit code, there are some conditions we need to verify.  We use the below
diff --git a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLProgramBuilder.h b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLProgramBuilder.h
index d4d2099a41..ac2d4965b5 100644
--- a/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLProgramBuilder.h
+++ b/src/gpu/glsl/GrGLSLProgramBuilder.h
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ protected:
 
     void finalizeShaders();
 
-    bool fragColorIsInOut() const { return fFS.primaryColorOutputIsInOut(); }
-
 private:
     // reset is called by program creator between each processor's emit code.  It increments the
     // stage offset for variable name mangling, and also ensures verfication variables in the
diff --git a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkPipelineStateBuilder.cpp b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkPipelineStateBuilder.cpp
index 392c152b22..a263b776d1 100644
--- a/src/gpu/vk/GrVkPipelineStateBuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/gpu/vk/GrVkPipelineStateBuilder.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ GrVkPipelineState* GrVkPipelineStateBuilder::finalize(const GrStencilSettings& s
     settings.fCaps = this->caps()->shaderCaps();
     settings.fFlipY = this->pipeline().proxy()->origin() != kTopLeft_GrSurfaceOrigin;
     settings.fSharpenTextures = this->gpu()->getContext()->contextPriv().sharpenMipmappedTextures();
-    SkASSERT(!this->fragColorIsInOut());
     SkAssertResult(this->createVkShaderModule(VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
                                               fVS,
                                               &vertShaderModule,
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLGLSLCodeGenerator.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLGLSLCodeGenerator.cpp
index 43c1c95327..996714ec62 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLGLSLCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLGLSLCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -1270,11 +1270,7 @@ void GLSLCodeGenerator::writeProgramElement(const ProgramElement& e) {
                     this->writeLine();
                 } else if (builtin == SK_FRAGCOLOR_BUILTIN &&
                            fProgram.fSettings.fCaps->mustDeclareFragmentShaderOutput()) {
-                    if (fProgram.fSettings.fFragColorIsInOut) {
-                        this->write("inout ");
-                    } else {
-                        this->write("out ");
-                    }
+                    this->write("out ");
                     if (usesPrecisionModifiers()) {
                         this->write("mediump ");
                     }
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
index ec3f6068fe..56d8e5e952 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLIRGenerator.cpp
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static void fill_caps(const SKSL_CAPS_CLASS& caps,
 #define CAP(name) capsMap->insert(std::make_pair(String(#name), \
                                   Program::Settings::Value(caps.name())));
     CAP(fbFetchSupport);
+    CAP(fbFetchNeedsCustomOutput);
     CAP(dropsTileOnZeroDivide);
     CAP(flatInterpolationSupport);
     CAP(noperspectiveInterpolationSupport);
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLMetalCodeGenerator.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLMetalCodeGenerator.cpp
index 88ab7ad682..de6b1d0854 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLMetalCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLMetalCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -451,8 +451,6 @@ void MetalCodeGenerator::writeFunction(const FunctionDefinition& f) {
     }
     this->writeLine(") {");
 
-    SkASSERT(!fProgram.fSettings.fFragColorIsInOut);
-
     if ("main" == f.fDeclaration.fName) {
         switch (fProgram.fKind) {
             case Program::kFragment_Kind:
diff --git a/src/sksl/SkSLSPIRVCodeGenerator.cpp b/src/sksl/SkSLSPIRVCodeGenerator.cpp
index 84bc4d85c7..dadab91753 100644
--- a/src/sksl/SkSLSPIRVCodeGenerator.cpp
+++ b/src/sksl/SkSLSPIRVCodeGenerator.cpp
@@ -2545,7 +2545,6 @@ void SPIRVCodeGenerator::writeGlobalVars(Program::Kind kind, const VarDeclaratio
         }
         if (var->fModifiers.fLayout.fBuiltin == SK_FRAGCOLOR_BUILTIN &&
             kind != Program::kFragment_Kind) {
-            SkASSERT(!fProgram.fSettings.fFragColorIsInOut);
             continue;
         }
         if (!var->fReadCount && !var->fWriteCount &&
diff --git a/src/sksl/ir/SkSLProgram.h b/src/sksl/ir/SkSLProgram.h
index 03a94fa03f..cbb9dfe1a7 100644
--- a/src/sksl/ir/SkSLProgram.h
+++ b/src/sksl/ir/SkSLProgram.h
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ struct Program {
         // if false, sk_FragCoord is exactly the same as gl_FragCoord. If true, the y coordinate
         // must be flipped.
         bool fFlipY = false;
-        // If true the destination fragment color is read sk_FragColor. It must be declared inout.
-        bool fFragColorIsInOut = false;
         // if true, Setting objects (e.g. sk_Caps.fbFetchSupport) should be replaced with their
         // constant equivalents during compilation
         bool fReplaceSettings = true;