diff --git a/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/decoder.py b/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/decoder.py
index 7131cf5..e082db0 100644
--- a/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/decoder.py
+++ b/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/decoder.py
@@ -337,14 +337,12 @@
     if delay:
         cgen.line("};")
 
-def emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, logger, context):
+def emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, context):
     if api.name in DELAYED_DECODER_DELETES:
         print("Error: Cannot generate a global state wrapped call that is also a delayed delete (yet)");
         raise
 
     customParams = ["&m_pool"] + list(map(lambda p: p.paramName, api.parameters))
-    if logger:
-        customParams += ["gfx_logger"]
     if context:
         customParams += ["context"]
     cgen.vkApiCall(api, customPrefix=global_state_prefix, \
@@ -479,7 +477,7 @@
     cgen.vkApiCall(apiForSnapshot, customPrefix="m_state->snapshot()->")
     cgen.endIf()
 
-def emit_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=False, logger=False, context=False):
+def emit_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=False, context=False):
     isAcquire = api.name in RELAXED_APIS
     emit_decode_parameters(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped)
 
@@ -487,7 +485,7 @@
         emit_seqno_incr(api, cgen)
 
     if globalWrapped:
-        emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, logger, context)
+        emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, context)
     else:
         emit_dispatch_call(api, cgen)
 
@@ -507,9 +505,6 @@
 def emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen):
     emit_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True)
 
-def emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger(typeInfo, api, cgen):
-    emit_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True, logger=True)
-
 def emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context(typeInfo, api, cgen):
     emit_decoding(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True, context=True)
 
@@ -663,8 +658,8 @@
     "vkCmdExecuteCommands" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkQueueSubmit" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkQueueWaitIdle" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
-    "vkBeginCommandBuffer" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
-    "vkEndCommandBuffer" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
+    "vkBeginCommandBuffer" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
+    "vkEndCommandBuffer" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
     "vkResetCommandBuffer" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkFreeCommandBuffers" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCreateCommandPool" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
@@ -713,8 +708,8 @@
     "vkUpdateDescriptorSetWithTemplateSizedGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
 
     # VK_GOOGLE_gfxstream
-    "vkBeginCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
-    "vkEndCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
+    "vkBeginCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
+    "vkEndCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
     "vkResetCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCommandBufferHostSyncGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCreateImageWithRequirementsGOOGLE" : emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
diff --git a/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/subdecode.py b/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/subdecode.py
index a81f722..b77cad7 100644
--- a/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/subdecode.py
+++ b/registry/vulkan/scripts/cereal/subdecode.py
@@ -261,11 +261,9 @@
         cgen.stmt("unlock()")
 
 
-def emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, logger=False, context=False):
+def emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, context=False):
     customParams = ["pool", "(VkCommandBuffer)(boxed_dispatchHandle)"] + \
         list(map(lambda p: p.paramName, api.parameters[1:]))
-    if logger:
-        customParams += ["gfx_logger"];
     if context:
         customParams += ["context"];
     cgen.vkApiCall(api, customPrefix=global_state_prefix,
@@ -282,10 +280,6 @@
     emit_decode_parameters(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True)
     emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen)
 
-def emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger(typeInfo, api, cgen):
-    emit_decode_parameters(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True)
-    emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, logger=True)
-
 def emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context(typeInfo, api, cgen):
     emit_decode_parameters(typeInfo, api, cgen, globalWrapped=True)
     emit_global_state_wrapped_call(api, cgen, context=True)
@@ -295,15 +289,15 @@
     "vkCmdCopyImage": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdCopyImageToBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdExecuteCommands": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
-    "vkBeginCommandBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
-    "vkEndCommandBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
+    "vkBeginCommandBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
+    "vkEndCommandBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
     "vkResetCommandBuffer": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdPipelineBarrier": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdBindPipeline": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdBindDescriptorSets": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCmdCopyQueryPoolResults": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
-    "vkBeginCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
-    "vkEndCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_logger,
+    "vkBeginCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
+    "vkEndCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding_with_context,
     "vkResetCommandBufferAsyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
     "vkCommandBufferHostSyncGOOGLE": emit_global_state_wrapped_decoding,
 }
@@ -327,7 +321,6 @@
 
         self.cgen.beginBlock()  # function body
 
-        self.cgen.stmt("auto& gfx_logger = *context.gfxApiLogger")
         self.cgen.stmt("auto& metricsLogger = *context.metricsLogger")
         self.cgen.stmt("uint32_t count = 0")
         self.cgen.stmt("unsigned char *buf = (unsigned char *)pData")