diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index d34a3e5800b7..d437beac3969 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -217,10 +217,8 @@ static int reset_all_global_seqno(struct drm_i915_private *i915, u32 seqno)
 		struct intel_timeline *tl = engine->timeline;
 
 		if (!i915_seqno_passed(seqno, tl->seqno)) {
-			/* spin until threads are complete */
-			while (intel_breadcrumbs_busy(engine))
-				cond_resched();
-
+			/* Flush any waiters before we reuse the seqno */
+			intel_engine_disarm_breadcrumbs(engine);
 			GEM_BUG_ON(!list_empty(&engine->breadcrumbs.signals));
 		}
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
index bab74c3ee81a..1f79e7a47433 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_breadcrumbs.c
@@ -873,25 +873,6 @@ void intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	cancel_fake_irq(engine);
 }
 
-bool intel_breadcrumbs_busy(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
-{
-	struct intel_breadcrumbs *b = &engine->breadcrumbs;
-	bool busy = false;
-
-	if (b->irq_wait) {
-		spin_lock_irq(&b->irq_lock);
-
-		if (b->irq_wait) {
-			wake_up_process(b->irq_wait->tsk);
-			busy = true;
-		}
-
-		spin_unlock_irq(&b->irq_lock);
-	}
-
-	return busy;
-}
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_I915_SELFTEST)
 #include "selftests/intel_breadcrumbs.c"
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index e7526a4f05e5..26605f39bbfd 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -951,7 +951,6 @@ void intel_engine_disarm_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 void intel_engine_reset_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 void intel_engine_fini_breadcrumbs(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
-bool intel_breadcrumbs_busy(struct intel_engine_cs *engine);
 
 static inline u32 *gen8_emit_pipe_control(u32 *batch, u32 flags, u32 offset)
 {