diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
index f502a7d09..bf97d25a4 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/renderer_vulkan.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ RendererVulkan::RendererVulkan(Core::TelemetrySession& telemetry_session_,
     : RendererBase(emu_window, std::move(context_)), telemetry_session(telemetry_session_),
       cpu_memory(cpu_memory_), gpu(gpu_), library(OpenLibrary()),
       instance(CreateInstance(library, dld, VK_API_VERSION_1_1, render_window.GetWindowInfo().type,
-                              true, Settings::values.renderer_debug.GetValue())),
+                              Settings::values.renderer_debug.GetValue())),
       debug_callback(Settings::values.renderer_debug ? CreateDebugCallback(instance) : nullptr),
       surface(CreateSurface(instance, render_window)),
       device(CreateDevice(instance, dld, *surface)), memory_allocator(device, false),
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
index 562039b56..b6d83e446 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 namespace Vulkan {
 namespace {
 [[nodiscard]] std::vector<const char*> RequiredExtensions(
-    Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool enable_debug_utils) {
+    Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool enable_validation) {
     std::vector<const char*> extensions;
     extensions.reserve(6);
     switch (window_type) {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace {
     if (window_type != Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless) {
         extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
     }
-    if (enable_debug_utils) {
+    if (enable_validation) {
         extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
     }
     extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ namespace {
     return true;
 }
 
-[[nodiscard]] std::vector<const char*> Layers(bool enable_layers) {
+[[nodiscard]] std::vector<const char*> Layers(bool enable_validation) {
     std::vector<const char*> layers;
-    if (enable_layers) {
+    if (enable_validation) {
         layers.push_back("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
     }
     return layers;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void RemoveUnavailableLayers(const vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, std::vector<const
 
 vk::Instance CreateInstance(const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceDispatch& dld,
                             u32 required_version, Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type,
-                            bool enable_debug_utils, bool enable_layers) {
+                            bool enable_validation) {
     if (!library.IsOpen()) {
         LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Vulkan library not available");
         throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ vk::Instance CreateInstance(const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceD
         LOG_ERROR(Render_Vulkan, "Failed to load Vulkan function pointers");
         throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED);
     }
-    const std::vector<const char*> extensions = RequiredExtensions(window_type, enable_debug_utils);
+    const std::vector<const char*> extensions = RequiredExtensions(window_type, enable_validation);
     if (!AreExtensionsSupported(dld, extensions)) {
         throw vk::Exception(VK_ERROR_EXTENSION_NOT_PRESENT);
     }
-    std::vector<const char*> layers = Layers(enable_layers);
+    std::vector<const char*> layers = Layers(enable_validation);
     RemoveUnavailableLayers(dld, layers);
 
     const u32 available_version = vk::AvailableVersion(dld);
diff --git a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
index 40419d802..b59b92f83 100644
--- a/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/src/video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ namespace Vulkan {
  * @param dld                Dispatch table to load function pointers into
  * @param required_version   Required Vulkan version (for example, VK_API_VERSION_1_1)
  * @param window_type        Window system type's enabled extension
- * @param enable_debug_utils Whether to enable VK_EXT_debug_utils_extension_name or not
- * @param enable_layers      Whether to enable Vulkan validation layers or not
+ * @param enable_validation  Whether to enable Vulkan validation layers or not
  *
  * @return A new Vulkan instance
  * @throw vk::Exception on failure
@@ -26,6 +25,6 @@ namespace Vulkan {
 [[nodiscard]] vk::Instance CreateInstance(
     const Common::DynamicLibrary& library, vk::InstanceDispatch& dld, u32 required_version,
     Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type = Core::Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless,
-    bool enable_debug_utils = false, bool enable_layers = false);
+    bool enable_validation = false);
 
 } // namespace Vulkan