diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
index e93b80a..90293c1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/evergreen.c
@@ -2541,10 +2541,6 @@ int evergreen_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		DRM_DEBUG("evergreen_irq_set: hdmi 5\n");
 		afmt6 |= AFMT_AZ_FORMAT_WTRIG_MASK;
 	}
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("gui idle\n");
-		grbm_int_cntl |= GUI_IDLE_INT_ENABLE;
-	}
 
 	if (rdev->family >= CHIP_CAYMAN) {
 		cayman_cp_int_cntl_setup(rdev, 0, cp_int_cntl);
@@ -3079,7 +3075,6 @@ restart_ih:
 			break;
 		case 233: /* GUI IDLE */
 			DRM_DEBUG("IH: GUI idle\n");
-			wake_up(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
 			break;
 		default:
 			DRM_DEBUG("Unhandled interrupt: %d %d\n", src_id, src_data);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
index 8acb34f..4774e50 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r100.c
@@ -698,9 +698,6 @@ int r100_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (atomic_read(&rdev->irq.ring_int[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX])) {
 		tmp |= RADEON_SW_INT_ENABLE;
 	}
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle) {
-		tmp |= RADEON_GUI_IDLE_MASK;
-	}
 	if (rdev->irq.crtc_vblank_int[0] ||
 	    atomic_read(&rdev->irq.pflip[0])) {
 		tmp |= RADEON_CRTC_VBLANK_MASK;
@@ -737,12 +734,6 @@ static uint32_t r100_irq_ack(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		RADEON_CRTC_VBLANK_STAT | RADEON_CRTC2_VBLANK_STAT |
 		RADEON_FP_DETECT_STAT | RADEON_FP2_DETECT_STAT;
 
-	/* the interrupt works, but the status bit is permanently asserted */
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle && radeon_gui_idle(rdev)) {
-		if (!rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked)
-			irq_mask |= RADEON_GUI_IDLE_STAT;
-	}
-
 	if (irqs) {
 		WREG32(RADEON_GEN_INT_STATUS, irqs);
 	}
@@ -754,9 +745,6 @@ int r100_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	uint32_t status, msi_rearm;
 	bool queue_hotplug = false;
 
-	/* reset gui idle ack.  the status bit is broken */
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = false;
-
 	status = r100_irq_ack(rdev);
 	if (!status) {
 		return IRQ_NONE;
@@ -769,11 +757,6 @@ int r100_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		if (status & RADEON_SW_INT_TEST) {
 			radeon_fence_process(rdev, RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX);
 		}
-		/* gui idle interrupt */
-		if (status & RADEON_GUI_IDLE_STAT) {
-			rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = true;
-			wake_up(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
-		}
 		/* Vertical blank interrupts */
 		if (status & RADEON_CRTC_VBLANK_STAT) {
 			if (rdev->irq.crtc_vblank_int[0]) {
@@ -803,8 +786,6 @@ int r100_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 		status = r100_irq_ack(rdev);
 	}
-	/* reset gui idle ack.  the status bit is broken */
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = false;
 	if (queue_hotplug)
 		schedule_work(&rdev->hotplug_work);
 	if (rdev->msi_enabled) {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
index d79c639..459c251 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/r600.c
@@ -3088,10 +3088,6 @@ int r600_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		DRM_DEBUG("r600_irq_set: hdmi 0\n");
 		hdmi1 |= HDMI0_AZ_FORMAT_WTRIG_MASK;
 	}
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("gui idle\n");
-		grbm_int_cntl |= GUI_IDLE_INT_ENABLE;
-	}
 
 	WREG32(CP_INT_CNTL, cp_int_cntl);
 	WREG32(DxMODE_INT_MASK, mode_int);
@@ -3475,7 +3471,6 @@ restart_ih:
 			break;
 		case 233: /* GUI IDLE */
 			DRM_DEBUG("IH: GUI idle\n");
-			wake_up(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
 			break;
 		default:
 			DRM_DEBUG("Unhandled interrupt: %d %d\n", src_id, src_data);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
index 9930419..b70ec30 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon.h
@@ -581,9 +581,6 @@ struct radeon_irq {
 	atomic_t			pflip[RADEON_MAX_CRTCS];
 	wait_queue_head_t		vblank_queue;
 	bool				hpd[RADEON_MAX_HPD_PINS];
-	bool				gui_idle;
-	bool				gui_idle_acked;
-	wait_queue_head_t		idle_queue;
 	bool				afmt[RADEON_MAX_AFMT_BLOCKS];
 	union radeon_irq_stat_regs	stat_regs;
 };
@@ -598,7 +595,6 @@ void radeon_irq_kms_enable_afmt(struct radeon_device *rdev, int block);
 void radeon_irq_kms_disable_afmt(struct radeon_device *rdev, int block);
 void radeon_irq_kms_enable_hpd(struct radeon_device *rdev, unsigned hpd_mask);
 void radeon_irq_kms_disable_hpd(struct radeon_device *rdev, unsigned hpd_mask);
-int radeon_irq_kms_wait_gui_idle(struct radeon_device *rdev);
 
 /*
  * CP & rings.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
index d2e2438..3a06d71 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_device.c
@@ -1013,7 +1013,6 @@ int radeon_device_init(struct radeon_device *rdev,
 	init_rwsem(&rdev->pm.mclk_lock);
 	init_rwsem(&rdev->exclusive_lock);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.vblank_queue);
-	init_waitqueue_head(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
 	r = radeon_gem_init(rdev);
 	if (r)
 		return r;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
index afaa172..c4e638d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_irq_kms.c
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ void radeon_driver_irq_preinstall_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* Disable *all* interrupts */
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; i++)
 		atomic_set(&rdev->irq.ring_int[i], 0);
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_MAX_HPD_PINS; i++)
 		rdev->irq.hpd[i] = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_MAX_CRTCS; i++) {
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ void radeon_driver_irq_uninstall_kms(struct drm_device *dev)
 	/* Disable *all* interrupts */
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_NUM_RINGS; i++)
 		atomic_set(&rdev->irq.ring_int[i], 0);
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_MAX_HPD_PINS; i++)
 		rdev->irq.hpd[i] = false;
 	for (i = 0; i < RADEON_MAX_CRTCS; i++) {
@@ -457,34 +455,3 @@ void radeon_irq_kms_disable_hpd(struct radeon_device *rdev, unsigned hpd_mask)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->irq.lock, irqflags);
 }
 
-/**
- * radeon_irq_kms_wait_gui_idle - waits for drawing engine to be idle
- *
- * @rdev: radeon device pointer
- *
- * Enabled the GUI idle interrupt and waits for it to fire (r6xx+).
- * This is currently used to make sure the 3D engine is idle for power
- * management, but should be replaces with proper fence waits.
- * GUI idle interrupts don't work very well on pre-r6xx hw and it also
- * does not take into account other aspects of the chip that may be busy.
- * DO NOT USE GOING FORWARD.
- */
-int radeon_irq_kms_wait_gui_idle(struct radeon_device *rdev)
-{
-	unsigned long irqflags;
-	int r;
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->irq.lock, irqflags);
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle = true;
-	radeon_irq_set(rdev);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->irq.lock, irqflags);
-
-	r = wait_event_timeout(rdev->irq.idle_queue, radeon_gui_idle(rdev),
-			       msecs_to_jiffies(RADEON_WAIT_IDLE_TIMEOUT));
-
-	spin_lock_irqsave(&rdev->irq.lock, irqflags);
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle = false;
-	radeon_irq_set(rdev);
-	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&rdev->irq.lock, irqflags);
-	return r;
-}
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
index 5301b3d..c048ac5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/rs600.c
@@ -567,9 +567,6 @@ int rs600_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	if (atomic_read(&rdev->irq.ring_int[RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX])) {
 		tmp |= S_000040_SW_INT_EN(1);
 	}
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle) {
-		tmp |= S_000040_GUI_IDLE(1);
-	}
 	if (rdev->irq.crtc_vblank_int[0] ||
 	    atomic_read(&rdev->irq.pflip[0])) {
 		mode_int |= S_006540_D1MODE_VBLANK_INT_MASK(1);
@@ -602,12 +599,6 @@ static inline u32 rs600_irq_ack(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	uint32_t irq_mask = S_000044_SW_INT(1);
 	u32 tmp;
 
-	/* the interrupt works, but the status bit is permanently asserted */
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle && radeon_gui_idle(rdev)) {
-		if (!rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked)
-			irq_mask |= S_000044_GUI_IDLE_STAT(1);
-	}
-
 	if (G_000044_DISPLAY_INT_STAT(irqs)) {
 		rdev->irq.stat_regs.r500.disp_int = RREG32(R_007EDC_DISP_INTERRUPT_STATUS);
 		if (G_007EDC_LB_D1_VBLANK_INTERRUPT(rdev->irq.stat_regs.r500.disp_int)) {
@@ -667,9 +658,6 @@ int rs600_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 	bool queue_hotplug = false;
 	bool queue_hdmi = false;
 
-	/* reset gui idle ack.  the status bit is broken */
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = false;
-
 	status = rs600_irq_ack(rdev);
 	if (!status &&
 	    !rdev->irq.stat_regs.r500.disp_int &&
@@ -683,11 +671,6 @@ int rs600_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		if (G_000044_SW_INT(status)) {
 			radeon_fence_process(rdev, RADEON_RING_TYPE_GFX_INDEX);
 		}
-		/* GUI idle */
-		if (G_000040_GUI_IDLE(status)) {
-			rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = true;
-			wake_up(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
-		}
 		/* Vertical blank interrupts */
 		if (G_007EDC_LB_D1_VBLANK_INTERRUPT(rdev->irq.stat_regs.r500.disp_int)) {
 			if (rdev->irq.crtc_vblank_int[0]) {
@@ -721,8 +704,6 @@ int rs600_irq_process(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		}
 		status = rs600_irq_ack(rdev);
 	}
-	/* reset gui idle ack.  the status bit is broken */
-	rdev->irq.gui_idle_acked = false;
 	if (queue_hotplug)
 		schedule_work(&rdev->hotplug_work);
 	if (queue_hdmi)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
index 0139e22..3feff33 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/si.c
@@ -3199,10 +3199,6 @@ int si_irq_set(struct radeon_device *rdev)
 		DRM_DEBUG("si_irq_set: hpd 6\n");
 		hpd6 |= DC_HPDx_INT_EN;
 	}
-	if (rdev->irq.gui_idle) {
-		DRM_DEBUG("gui idle\n");
-		grbm_int_cntl |= GUI_IDLE_INT_ENABLE;
-	}
 
 	WREG32(CP_INT_CNTL_RING0, cp_int_cntl);
 	WREG32(CP_INT_CNTL_RING1, cp_int_cntl1);
@@ -3658,7 +3654,6 @@ restart_ih:
 			break;
 		case 233: /* GUI IDLE */
 			DRM_DEBUG("IH: GUI idle\n");
-			wake_up(&rdev->irq.idle_queue);
 			break;
 		default:
 			DRM_DEBUG("Unhandled interrupt: %d %d\n", src_id, src_data);
