diff --git a/include/dxc/DXIL/DxilConstants.h b/include/dxc/DXIL/DxilConstants.h
index a2c4e8b9f2..86fd6d825a 100644
--- a/include/dxc/DXIL/DxilConstants.h
+++ b/include/dxc/DXIL/DxilConstants.h
@@ -204,6 +204,13 @@ enum class MatrixScope : uint32_t {
   ThreadGroup = 2,
 };
 
+enum class LinalgMatrixLayout : uint32_t {
+  RowMajor = 0,
+  ColumnMajor = 1,
+  MulOptimal = 2,
+  OuterProductOptimal = 3,
+};
+
 // Must match D3D_INTERPOLATION_MODE
 enum class InterpolationMode : uint8_t {
   Undefined = 0,
diff --git a/lib/DxilValidation/DxilValidation.cpp b/lib/DxilValidation/DxilValidation.cpp
index ab3ef39d2b..ab9dd697d9 100644
--- a/lib/DxilValidation/DxilValidation.cpp
+++ b/lib/DxilValidation/DxilValidation.cpp
@@ -974,28 +974,6 @@ static void ValidateImmOperandForMathDxilOp(CallInst *CI, DXIL::OpCode Opcode,
   }
 }
 
-static bool CheckLinalgInterpretation(uint32_t Input, bool InRegister) {
-  using CT = DXIL::ComponentType;
-  switch (static_cast<CT>(Input)) {
-  case CT::I16:
-  case CT::U16:
-  case CT::I32:
-  case CT::U32:
-  case CT::F16:
-  case CT::F32:
-  case CT::U8:
-  case CT::I8:
-  case CT::F8_E4M3:
-  case CT::F8_E5M2:
-    return true;
-  case CT::PackedS8x32:
-  case CT::PackedU8x32:
-    return InRegister;
-  default:
-    return false;
-  }
-}
-
 // Validate the type-defined mask compared to the store value mask which
 // indicates which parts were defined returns true if caller should continue
 // validation