diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index 0a4728fdecdc..17f90c618208 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ __create_hw_context(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 			goto err_out;
 		}
 
-		vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
+		vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 			i915_gem_object_put(obj);
 			ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
index 63ae7e813335..b42c81b42487 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_render_state.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ int i915_gem_render_state_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 		goto err_free;
 	}
 
-	so->vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	so->vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(so->vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(so->vma);
 		goto err_obj;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
index c3277858cd8c..8ced9e26f075 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_guc_submission.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ struct i915_vma *intel_guc_allocate_vma(struct intel_guc *guc, u32 size)
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		return ERR_CAST(obj);
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
index b4d7b51266d2..cb415bfe22d7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.c
@@ -69,16 +69,14 @@ i915_vma_retire(struct i915_gem_active *active,
 }
 
 static struct i915_vma *
-__i915_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-		  struct i915_address_space *vm,
-		  const struct i915_ggtt_view *view)
+vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
+	   struct i915_address_space *vm,
+	   const struct i915_ggtt_view *view)
 {
 	struct i915_vma *vma;
 	struct rb_node *rb, **p;
 	int i;
 
-	GEM_BUG_ON(vm->closed);
-
 	vma = kmem_cache_zalloc(to_i915(obj->base.dev)->vmas, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (vma == NULL)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
@@ -186,31 +184,6 @@ i915_vma_lookup(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * i915_vma_create - creates a VMA
- * @obj: parent &struct drm_i915_gem_object to be mapped
- * @vm: address space in which the mapping is located
- * @view: additional mapping requirements
- *
- * i915_vma_create() allocates a new VMA of the @obj in the @vm with
- * @view characteristics.
- *
- * Must be called with struct_mutex held.
- *
- * Returns the vma if found, or an error pointer.
- */
-struct i915_vma *
-i915_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-		struct i915_address_space *vm,
-		const struct i915_ggtt_view *view)
-{
-	lockdep_assert_held(&obj->base.dev->struct_mutex);
-	GEM_BUG_ON(view && !i915_is_ggtt(vm));
-	GEM_BUG_ON(i915_vma_lookup(obj, vm, view));
-
-	return __i915_vma_create(obj, vm, view);
-}
-
 /**
  * i915_vma_instance - return the singleton instance of the VMA
  * @obj: parent &struct drm_i915_gem_object to be mapped
@@ -239,7 +212,7 @@ i915_vma_instance(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 
 	vma = i915_vma_lookup(obj, vm, view);
 	if (!vma)
-		vma = i915_vma_create(obj, vm, view);
+		vma = vma_create(obj, vm, view);
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ERR(vma) && i915_vma_is_closed(vma));
 	GEM_BUG_ON(!IS_ERR(vma) && i915_vma_compare(vma, vm, view));
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index b3c81190b4a0..82a56193985c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -111,11 +111,6 @@ struct i915_vma {
 	struct drm_i915_gem_exec_object2 *exec_entry;
 };
 
-struct i915_vma *
-i915_vma_create(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
-		struct i915_address_space *vm,
-		const struct i915_ggtt_view *view);
-
 struct i915_vma *
 i915_vma_lookup(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		struct i915_address_space *vm,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
index 97bbbc3d6aa8..371acf109e34 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_engine_cs.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ int intel_engine_create_scratch(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, int size)
 		return PTR_ERR(obj);
 	}
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto err_unref;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 8f8dcd9a9524..432ee495dec2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ static int lrc_setup_wa_ctx_obj(struct intel_engine_cs *engine, u32 size)
 	if (IS_ERR(obj))
 		return PTR_ERR(obj);
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		err = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto err;
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ static int execlists_context_deferred_alloc(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 		return PTR_ERR(ctx_obj);
 	}
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(ctx_obj, &ctx->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(ctx_obj, &ctx->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto error_deref_obj;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 49fa8006c6a2..69035e4f9b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ static int init_status_page(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &engine->i915->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(vma);
 		goto err;
@@ -1872,7 +1872,7 @@ intel_ring_create_vma(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int size)
 	/* mark ring buffers as read-only from GPU side by default */
 	obj->gt_ro = 1;
 
-	vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
+	vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
 	if (IS_ERR(vma))
 		goto err;
 
@@ -2462,7 +2462,7 @@ static void intel_ring_init_semaphores(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv,
 		if (IS_ERR(obj))
 			goto err;
 
-		vma = i915_vma_create(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
+		vma = i915_vma_instance(obj, &dev_priv->ggtt.base, NULL);
 		if (IS_ERR(vma))
 			goto err_obj;