diff --git a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
index 86d8f143d9884..466d42facfe69 100644
--- a/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/GS/Renderers/HW/GSRendererHW.cpp
@@ -4208,14 +4208,8 @@ void GSRendererHW::EmulateBlending(int rt_alpha_min, int rt_alpha_max, const boo
 	const bool alpha_mask = (m_cached_ctx.FRAME.FBMSK & 0xFF000000) == 0xFF000000;
 	bool blend_ad_alpha_masked = blend_ad && alpha_mask;
 	const bool is_basic_blend = GSConfig.AccurateBlendingUnit >= AccBlendLevel::Basic;
-	if ((is_basic_blend || (COLCLAMP.CLAMP == 0)) && features.texture_barrier && blend_ad_alpha_masked)
-	{
-		// Swap Ad with As for hw blend.
-		m_conf.ps.a_masked = 1;
-		m_conf.ps.blend_c = 0;
-		m_conf.require_one_barrier |= true;
-	}
-	else if (((GSConfig.AccurateBlendingUnit >= AccBlendLevel::Medium) || m_conf.require_one_barrier) && blend_ad_alpha_masked)
+	if (blend_ad_alpha_masked && (((is_basic_blend || (COLCLAMP.CLAMP == 0)) && features.texture_barrier)
+		|| ((GSConfig.AccurateBlendingUnit >= AccBlendLevel::Medium) || m_conf.require_one_barrier)))
 	{
 		// Swap Ad with As for hw blend.
 		m_conf.ps.a_masked = 1;