diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik_sdma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik_sdma.c
index 192278bc993c..c4ffa54b1e3d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/cik_sdma.c
@@ -489,13 +489,6 @@ int cik_sdma_resume(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 {
 	int r;
 
-	/* Reset dma */
-	WREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET, SOFT_RESET_SDMA | SOFT_RESET_SDMA1);
-	RREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET);
-	udelay(50);
-	WREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET, 0);
-	RREG32(SRBM_SOFT_RESET);
-
 	r = cik_sdma_load_microcode(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;