diff --git a/src/tint/writer/glsl/generator_impl.cc b/src/tint/writer/glsl/generator_impl.cc
index 311005b..5ae7650 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/glsl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/glsl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -180,12 +180,10 @@
         manager.Add<transform::Robustness>();
     }
 
-    if (!options.external_texture_options.bindings_map.empty()) {
-        // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
-        data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
-            options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
-        manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
-    }
+    // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
+    data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
+        options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
+    manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
 
     {  // Builtin polyfills
         transform::BuiltinPolyfill::Builtins polyfills;
diff --git a/src/tint/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc b/src/tint/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
index 7f7f2e0..0dc6586 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/hlsl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -195,12 +195,10 @@
         manager.Add<transform::Robustness>();
     }
 
-    if (!options.external_texture_options.bindings_map.empty()) {
-        // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
-        data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
-            options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
-        manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
-    }
+    // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
+    data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
+        options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
+    manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
 
     // BindingRemapper must come after MultiplanarExternalTexture
     manager.Add<transform::BindingRemapper>();
diff --git a/src/tint/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc b/src/tint/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
index f4bf13e..ed459e6 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/msl/generator_impl.cc
@@ -211,12 +211,10 @@
         manager.Add<transform::BuiltinPolyfill>();
     }
 
-    if (!options.external_texture_options.bindings_map.empty()) {
-        // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
-        data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
-            options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
-        manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
-    }
+    // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
+    data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
+        options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
+    manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
 
     // BindingRemapper must come after MultiplanarExternalTexture
     manager.Add<transform::BindingRemapper>();
diff --git a/src/tint/writer/spirv/generator_impl.cc b/src/tint/writer/spirv/generator_impl.cc
index 970a3e5..80485c9 100644
--- a/src/tint/writer/spirv/generator_impl.cc
+++ b/src/tint/writer/spirv/generator_impl.cc
@@ -92,12 +92,10 @@
         options.binding_remapper_options.access_controls,
         options.binding_remapper_options.allow_collisions);
 
-    if (!options.external_texture_options.bindings_map.empty()) {
-        // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
-        data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
-            options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
-        manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
-    }
+    // Note: it is more efficient for MultiplanarExternalTexture to come after Robustness
+    data.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture::NewBindingPoints>(
+        options.external_texture_options.bindings_map);
+    manager.Add<transform::MultiplanarExternalTexture>();
 
     {  // Builtin polyfills
         // BuiltinPolyfill must come before DirectVariableAccess, due to the use of pointer