diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
index 30498948c83d0..9aa7e10d16308 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/i915_gem_execbuffer.c
@@ -3492,8 +3492,7 @@ i915_gem_do_execbuffer(struct drm_device *dev,
 	if (in_fence) {
 		if (args->flags & I915_EXEC_FENCE_SUBMIT)
 			err = i915_request_await_execution(eb.request,
-							   in_fence,
-							   NULL);
+							   in_fence);
 		else
 			err = i915_request_await_dma_fence(eb.request,
 							   in_fence);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
index c5989c0b83d3e..86b4c9f2613d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.c
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 struct execute_cb {
 	struct irq_work work;
 	struct i915_sw_fence *fence;
-	void (*hook)(struct i915_request *rq, struct dma_fence *signal);
 	struct i915_request *signal;
 };
 
@@ -180,17 +179,6 @@ static void irq_execute_cb(struct irq_work *wrk)
 	kmem_cache_free(global.slab_execute_cbs, cb);
 }
 
-static void irq_execute_cb_hook(struct irq_work *wrk)
-{
-	struct execute_cb *cb = container_of(wrk, typeof(*cb), work);
-
-	cb->hook(container_of(cb->fence, struct i915_request, submit),
-		 &cb->signal->fence);
-	i915_request_put(cb->signal);
-
-	irq_execute_cb(wrk);
-}
-
 static __always_inline void
 __notify_execute_cb(struct i915_request *rq, bool (*fn)(struct irq_work *wrk))
 {
@@ -517,17 +505,12 @@ static bool __request_in_flight(const struct i915_request *signal)
 static int
 __await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
 		  struct i915_request *signal,
-		  void (*hook)(struct i915_request *rq,
-			       struct dma_fence *signal),
 		  gfp_t gfp)
 {
 	struct execute_cb *cb;
 
-	if (i915_request_is_active(signal)) {
-		if (hook)
-			hook(rq, &signal->fence);
+	if (i915_request_is_active(signal))
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	cb = kmem_cache_alloc(global.slab_execute_cbs, gfp);
 	if (!cb)
@@ -537,12 +520,6 @@ __await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
 	i915_sw_fence_await(cb->fence);
 	init_irq_work(&cb->work, irq_execute_cb);
 
-	if (hook) {
-		cb->hook = hook;
-		cb->signal = i915_request_get(signal);
-		cb->work.func = irq_execute_cb_hook;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Register the callback first, then see if the signaler is already
 	 * active. This ensures that if we race with the
@@ -1253,7 +1230,7 @@ emit_semaphore_wait(struct i915_request *to,
 		goto await_fence;
 
 	/* Only submit our spinner after the signaler is running! */
-	if (__await_execution(to, from, NULL, gfp))
+	if (__await_execution(to, from, gfp))
 		goto await_fence;
 
 	if (__emit_semaphore_wait(to, from, from->fence.seqno))
@@ -1284,16 +1261,14 @@ static int intel_timeline_sync_set_start(struct intel_timeline *tl,
 
 static int
 __i915_request_await_execution(struct i915_request *to,
-			       struct i915_request *from,
-			       void (*hook)(struct i915_request *rq,
-					    struct dma_fence *signal))
+			       struct i915_request *from)
 {
 	int err;
 
 	GEM_BUG_ON(intel_context_is_barrier(from->context));
 
 	/* Submit both requests at the same time */
-	err = __await_execution(to, from, hook, I915_FENCE_GFP);
+	err = __await_execution(to, from, I915_FENCE_GFP);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
@@ -1406,9 +1381,7 @@ i915_request_await_external(struct i915_request *rq, struct dma_fence *fence)
 
 int
 i915_request_await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
-			     struct dma_fence *fence,
-			     void (*hook)(struct i915_request *rq,
-					  struct dma_fence *signal))
+			     struct dma_fence *fence)
 {
 	struct dma_fence **child = &fence;
 	unsigned int nchild = 1;
@@ -1441,8 +1414,7 @@ i915_request_await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
 
 		if (dma_fence_is_i915(fence))
 			ret = __i915_request_await_execution(rq,
-							     to_request(fence),
-							     hook);
+							     to_request(fence));
 		else
 			ret = i915_request_await_external(rq, fence);
 		if (ret < 0)
@@ -1468,7 +1440,7 @@ await_request_submit(struct i915_request *to, struct i915_request *from)
 							&from->submit,
 							I915_FENCE_GFP);
 	else
-		return __i915_request_await_execution(to, from, NULL);
+		return __i915_request_await_execution(to, from);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
index 239964bec1fa9..5deb65ec5fa52 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_request.h
@@ -352,9 +352,7 @@ int i915_request_await_object(struct i915_request *to,
 int i915_request_await_dma_fence(struct i915_request *rq,
 				 struct dma_fence *fence);
 int i915_request_await_execution(struct i915_request *rq,
-				 struct dma_fence *fence,
-				 void (*hook)(struct i915_request *rq,
-					      struct dma_fence *signal));
+				 struct dma_fence *fence);
 
 void i915_request_add(struct i915_request *rq);
 
