diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 844553340..c5d9f7c9c 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ find_package(SDL3 3.1.2 CONFIG)
 find_package(stb MODULE)
 find_package(toml11 4.2.0 CONFIG)
 find_package(tsl-robin-map 1.3.0 CONFIG)
-find_package(VulkanHeaders 1.4.305 CONFIG)
+find_package(VulkanHeaders 1.4.309 CONFIG)
 find_package(VulkanMemoryAllocator 3.1.0 CONFIG)
 find_package(xbyak 7.07 CONFIG)
 find_package(xxHash 0.8.2 MODULE)
diff --git a/externals/MoltenVK/MoltenVK b/externals/MoltenVK/MoltenVK
index 2048427e5..83510e0f3 160000
--- a/externals/MoltenVK/MoltenVK
+++ b/externals/MoltenVK/MoltenVK
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2048427e50f9eb20f2b8f98d316ecaee398c9b91
+Subproject commit 83510e0f3835c3c43651dda087305abc42572e17
diff --git a/externals/MoltenVK/SPIRV-Cross b/externals/MoltenVK/SPIRV-Cross
index 2c32b6bf8..cb71abe30 160000
--- a/externals/MoltenVK/SPIRV-Cross
+++ b/externals/MoltenVK/SPIRV-Cross
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 2c32b6bf86f3c4a5539aa1f0bacbd59fe61759cf
+Subproject commit cb71abe3063094bf383379b15473d39cb1144120
diff --git a/externals/vulkan-headers b/externals/vulkan-headers
index a03d2f6d5..952f776f6 160000
--- a/externals/vulkan-headers
+++ b/externals/vulkan-headers
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a03d2f6d5753b365d704d58161825890baad0755
+Subproject commit 952f776f6573aafbb62ea717d871cd1d6816c387
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
index 716473377..e656369b2 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ vk::UniqueInstance CreateInstance(Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool e
     vk::Bool32 enable_force_barriers = vk::True;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     const vk::Bool32 mvk_debug_mode = enable_crash_diagnostic ? vk::True : vk::False;
-    constexpr vk::Bool32 mvk_use_mtlheap = vk::True;
 #endif
 
     const std::array layer_setings = {
@@ -355,15 +354,6 @@ vk::UniqueInstance CreateInstance(Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type, bool e
             .valueCount = 1,
             .pValues = &mvk_debug_mode,
         },
-        // Use MTLHeap to back device memory, which among other things allows us to
-        // use VK_IMAGE_CREATE_2D_ARRAY_COMPATIBLE_BIT via memory aliasing.
-        vk::LayerSettingEXT{
-            .pLayerName = "MoltenVK",
-            .pSettingName = "MVK_CONFIG_USE_MTLHEAP",
-            .type = vk::LayerSettingTypeEXT::eBool32,
-            .valueCount = 1,
-            .pValues = &mvk_use_mtlheap,
-        },
 #endif
     };