diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
index 609f2d504f72..d9146f240d33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_lock.c
@@ -124,9 +124,6 @@ int drm_lock(struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 		block_all_signals(drm_notifier, &dev->sigdata, &dev->sigmask);
 	}
 
-	if (dev->driver->dma_ready && (lock->flags & _DRM_LOCK_READY))
-		dev->driver->dma_ready(dev);
-
 	if (dev->driver->dma_quiescent && (lock->flags & _DRM_LOCK_QUIESCENT))
 	{
 		if (dev->driver->dma_quiescent(dev)) {
diff --git a/include/drm/drmP.h b/include/drm/drmP.h
index 0d7af3f39652..d5a2b8869246 100644
--- a/include/drm/drmP.h
+++ b/include/drm/drmP.h
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@ struct drm_driver {
 	int (*suspend) (struct drm_device *, pm_message_t state);
 	int (*resume) (struct drm_device *);
 	int (*dma_ioctl) (struct drm_device *dev, void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv);
-	void (*dma_ready) (struct drm_device *);
 	int (*dma_quiescent) (struct drm_device *);
 	int (*context_ctor) (struct drm_device *dev, int context);
 	int (*context_dtor) (struct drm_device *dev, int context);