diff --git a/examples/ray-tracing/main.rs b/examples/ray-tracing/main.rs
index bd861fe0c31..73cc2c00695 100644
--- a/examples/ray-tracing/main.rs
+++ b/examples/ray-tracing/main.rs
@@ -150,8 +150,7 @@ fn main() {
 
     let adapter = adapters.remove(0);
 
-    let required_features =
-        hal::Features::ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE | hal::Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE;
+    let required_features = hal::Features::ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE; // | hal::Features::RAY_QUERY;
 
     assert!(adapter
         .physical_device
diff --git a/src/backend/vulkan/src/conv.rs b/src/backend/vulkan/src/conv.rs
index 833753e099c..381a1a0dd1e 100644
--- a/src/backend/vulkan/src/conv.rs
+++ b/src/backend/vulkan/src/conv.rs
@@ -592,19 +592,6 @@ pub(crate) fn map_device_features(
         } else {
             None
         },
-        ray_tracing_pipeline: if features.contains(Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE) {
-            Some(
-                vk::PhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelineFeaturesKHR::builder()
-                    .ray_tracing_pipeline(features.contains(Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE))
-                    // .ray_tracing_pipeline_shader_group_handle_capture_replay()
-                    // .ray_tracing_pipeline_shader_group_handle_capture_replay_mixed()
-                    // .ray_tracing_pipeline_trace_rays_indirect()
-                    // .ray_traversal_primitive_culling()
-                    .build(),
-            )
-        } else {
-            None
-        },
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/vulkan/src/lib.rs b/src/backend/vulkan/src/lib.rs
index f46c97725ee..e4541940e59 100644
--- a/src/backend/vulkan/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/backend/vulkan/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ use ash::{
     extensions::{
         self,
         ext::{DebugReport, DebugUtils},
-        khr::{AccelerationStructure, DrawIndirectCount, RayTracingPipeline, Swapchain},
+        khr::{AccelerationStructure, DrawIndirectCount, RayQuery, Swapchain},
         nv::MeshShader,
     },
     version::{DeviceV1_0, EntryV1_0, InstanceV1_0},
@@ -684,7 +684,6 @@ pub struct DeviceCreationFeatures {
     imageless_framebuffers: Option<vk::PhysicalDeviceImagelessFramebufferFeaturesKHR>,
     buffer_device_address: Option<vk::PhysicalDeviceBufferDeviceAddressFeaturesKHR>,
     acceleration_structure: Option<vk::PhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR>,
-    ray_tracing_pipeline: Option<vk::PhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelineFeaturesKHR>,
 }
 
 impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
@@ -776,12 +775,11 @@ impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
                 enabled_extensions.push(extensions::khr::DeferredHostOperations::name());
             }
 
-            if requested_features.contains(Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE) {
-                enabled_extensions.push(RayTracingPipeline::name());
+            if requested_features.contains(Features::RAY_QUERY) {
+                enabled_extensions.push(RayQuery::name());
 
-                // TODO better handling of extension dependencies? These are required by VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline
+                // TODO better handling of extension dependencies? These are required by VK_KHR_ray_query
                 enabled_extensions.push(vk::KhrSpirv14Fn::name());
-                enabled_extensions.push(vk::KhrShaderFloatControlsFn::name());
             }
 
             enabled_extensions
@@ -844,13 +842,6 @@ impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
                 info
             };
 
-            let info =
-                if let Some(ref mut ray_tracing_pipeline) = enabled_features.ray_tracing_pipeline {
-                    info.push_next(ray_tracing_pipeline)
-                } else {
-                    info
-                };
-
             match self.instance.inner.create_device(self.handle, &info, None) {
                 Ok(device) => device,
                 Err(e) => {
@@ -1069,7 +1060,7 @@ impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
         let mut descriptor_indexing_features = None;
         let mut buffer_device_address = None;
         let mut acceleration_structure_features = None;
-        let mut ray_tracing_pipeline_features = None;
+        let mut ray_query_features = None;
         let features = if let Some(ref get_device_properties) =
             self.instance.get_physical_device_properties
         {
@@ -1103,11 +1094,10 @@ impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
                 mut_ref.p_next = mem::replace(&mut features2.p_next, mut_ref as *mut _ as *mut _);
             }
 
-            if self.supports_extension(RayTracingPipeline::name()) {
-                ray_tracing_pipeline_features =
-                    Some(vk::PhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelineFeaturesKHR::builder().build());
+            if self.supports_extension(RayQuery::name()) {
+                ray_query_features = Some(vk::PhysicalDeviceRayQueryFeaturesKHR::builder().build());
 
-                let mut_ref = ray_tracing_pipeline_features.as_mut().unwrap();
+                let mut_ref = ray_query_features.as_mut().unwrap();
                 mut_ref.p_next = mem::replace(&mut features2.p_next, mut_ref as *mut _ as *mut _);
             }
 
@@ -1346,26 +1336,9 @@ impl adapter::PhysicalDevice<Backend> for PhysicalDevice {
                 // TODO
             }
         }
-        if let Some(ray_tracing_pipeline_features) = ray_tracing_pipeline_features {
-            if ray_tracing_pipeline_features.ray_tracing_pipeline == vk::TRUE {
-                bits |= Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE;
-            }
-            if ray_tracing_pipeline_features.ray_tracing_pipeline_shader_group_handle_capture_replay
-                == vk::TRUE
-            {
-                // bits |= Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_SHADER_GROUP_HANDLE_CAPTURE_REPLAY;
-            }
-            if ray_tracing_pipeline_features
-                .ray_tracing_pipeline_shader_group_handle_capture_replay_mixed
-                == vk::TRUE
-            {
-                // bits |= Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_SHADER_GROUP_HANDLE_CAPTURE_REPLAY_MIXED;
-            }
-            if ray_tracing_pipeline_features.ray_tracing_pipeline_trace_rays_indirect == vk::TRUE {
-                // bits |= Features::RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_TRACE_RAYS_INDIRECT;
-            }
-            if ray_tracing_pipeline_features.ray_traversal_primitive_culling == vk::TRUE {
-                // bits |= Features::RAY_TRAVERSAL_PRIMITIVE_CULLING;
+        if let Some(ray_query_features) = ray_query_features {
+            if ray_query_features.ray_query == vk::TRUE {
+                bits |= Features::RAY_QUERY;
             }
         }
         if let Some(buffer_device_address) = buffer_device_address {
diff --git a/src/hal/src/lib.rs b/src/hal/src/lib.rs
index 7383f7ddb31..8d6a0336528 100644
--- a/src/hal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/hal/src/lib.rs
@@ -286,11 +286,8 @@ bitflags! {
         // TODO this is not supported for other resource types yet
         // const ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_UPDATE_AFTER_BIND = 0x0010 << 112;
 
-        ///
-        const RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE = 0x0020 << 112;
-
-        // ///
-        // const RAY_QUERY = 0x0040 << 112;
+        /// Support ray query functionality in shaders.
+        const RAY_QUERY = 0x0020 << 112;
     }
 }