diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index edbad2787d65..8827892a099d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ mi_set_context(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring,
 	 * explicitly, so we rely on the value at ring init, stored in
 	 * itlb_before_ctx_switch.
 	 */
-	if (IS_GEN6(ring->dev) && ring->itlb_before_ctx_switch) {
+	if (IS_GEN6(ring->dev)) {
 		ret = ring->flush(ring, I915_GEM_GPU_DOMAINS, 0);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
index 785f246d28a8..fb3eeb0705c9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.c
@@ -612,13 +612,6 @@ static int init_render_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		 */
 		I915_WRITE(CACHE_MODE_0,
 			   _MASKED_BIT_DISABLE(CM0_STC_EVICT_DISABLE_LRA_SNB));
-
-		/* This is not explicitly set for GEN6, so read the register.
-		 * see intel_ring_mi_set_context() for why we care.
-		 * TODO: consider explicitly setting the bit for GEN5
-		 */
-		ring->itlb_before_ctx_switch =
-			!!(I915_READ(GFX_MODE) & GFX_TLB_INVALIDATE_EXPLICIT);
 	}
 
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 270a6a973438..9e913633eb6c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ struct  intel_ring_buffer {
 
 	wait_queue_head_t irq_queue;
 
-	/**
-	 * Do an explicit TLB flush before MI_SET_CONTEXT
-	 */
-	bool itlb_before_ctx_switch;
 	struct i915_hw_context *default_context;
 	struct i915_hw_context *last_context;