diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
index a3fabca7787c4..09ae47f5f41f0 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/schedule.py
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ def replace_contiguous(ctx:dict[UOp, UOp], alu:UOp):
   # substitute BITCAST/CONTIGUOUS with BUFFER_VIEW on DISK
   (UPat((Ops.BITCAST, Ops.CONTIGUOUS), name="root"),
   lambda root: root.replace(op=Ops.BUFFER_VIEW) if isinstance(root.device, str) and root.device.startswith("DISK") else None),
-  # remove CONST/BIND/BUFFER from SINK
-  (UPat(Ops.SINK, name="root"),
-    lambda root: UOp(Ops.SINK, root.dtype, new_src, root.arg)
-      if (new_src:=tuple(x for x in root.src if not x.is_realized and x.base.op not in {Ops.CONST, Ops.BIND})) != root.src else None),
 ])
 
 remove_movement_ops = merge_views+PatternMatcher([
@@ -139,7 +135,7 @@ def realize_before_view(ctx:ScheduleContext, view:UOp, src:UOp, b:UOp, **kwargs)
 
 do_realize = PatternMatcher([
   # always realize SINK parents
-  (UPat(Ops.SINK, name="sink"), lambda ctx,sink: ctx.realizes.update((x.buf_uop, x) for x in sink.src)),
+  (UPat(Ops.SINK, name="s"), lambda ctx,s: ctx.realizes.update((x.buf_uop, x) for x in s.src if x.base.op not in {Ops.CONST,Ops.BIND,Ops.BUFFER})),
   # always realize ASSIGN/CONTIGUOUS/COPY/BUFFER_VIEW
   (UPatScheduled({Ops.ASSIGN, Ops.CONTIGUOUS, Ops.COPY, Ops.BUFFER_VIEW}), realize),
   # realize before expand or unsafe pad ops