diff --git a/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.cpp b/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.cpp
index 6f73c7cae7..0bd79ea0cc 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.cpp
+++ b/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.cpp
@@ -919,9 +919,7 @@ bool MetalSourceEmitter::tryEmitInstExprImpl(IRInst* inst, const EmitOpInfo& inO
 
 void MetalSourceEmitter::emitVectorTypeNameImpl(IRType* elementType, IRIntegerValue elementCount)
 {
-    // NM: Passing count here, as Metal 64-bit vector type names do not match their scalar
-    // equivalents.
-    emitSimpleTypeKnowingCount(elementType, elementCount);
+    emitSimpleType(elementType);
 
     switch (elementType->getOp())
     {
@@ -1041,7 +1039,7 @@ void MetalSourceEmitter::emitParamTypeImpl(IRType* type, String const& name)
     emitType(type, name);
 }
 
-void MetalSourceEmitter::emitSimpleTypeKnowingCount(IRType* type, IRIntegerValue elementCount)
+void MetalSourceEmitter::emitSimpleTypeImpl(IRType* type)
 {
     switch (type->getOp())
     {
@@ -1288,11 +1286,6 @@ void MetalSourceEmitter::emitSimpleTypeKnowingCount(IRType* type, IRIntegerValue
     }
 }
 
-void MetalSourceEmitter::emitSimpleTypeImpl(IRType* type)
-{
-    emitSimpleTypeKnowingCount(type, 1);
-}
-
 void MetalSourceEmitter::_emitType(IRType* type, DeclaratorInfo* declarator)
 {
     switch (type->getOp())
diff --git a/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.h b/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.h
index 1872a2e353..17562b1c49 100644
--- a/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.h
+++ b/source/slang/slang-emit-metal.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ class MetalSourceEmitter : public CLikeSourceEmitter
         IRType* valueType,
         IRPackOffsetDecoration* decoration) SLANG_OVERRIDE;
 
-    void emitSimpleTypeKnowingCount(IRType* type, IRIntegerValue elementCount);
-
     virtual void emitMeshShaderModifiersImpl(IRInst* varInst) SLANG_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void emitSimpleTypeImpl(IRType* type) SLANG_OVERRIDE;
     virtual void emitParamTypeImpl(IRType* type, String const& name) SLANG_OVERRIDE;