diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
index 558e3a7271a5..a40288e67264 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_debugfs.c
@@ -246,31 +246,9 @@ void drm_debugfs_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev)
 void drm_debugfs_minor_register(struct drm_minor *minor)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = minor->dev;
-	struct drm_debugfs_entry *entry, *tmp;
 
 	if (dev->driver->debugfs_init)
 		dev->driver->debugfs_init(minor);
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &dev->debugfs_list, list) {
-		debugfs_create_file(entry->file.name, 0444,
-				    minor->debugfs_root, entry, &drm_debugfs_entry_fops);
-		list_del(&entry->list);
-	}
-}
-
-void drm_debugfs_late_register(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct drm_minor *minor = dev->primary;
-	struct drm_debugfs_entry *entry, *tmp;
-
-	if (!minor)
-		return;
-
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(entry, tmp, &dev->debugfs_list, list) {
-		debugfs_create_file(entry->file.name, 0444,
-				    minor->debugfs_root, entry, &drm_debugfs_entry_fops);
-		list_del(&entry->list);
-	}
 }
 
 int drm_debugfs_remove_files(const struct drm_info_list *files, int count,
@@ -343,9 +321,13 @@ void drm_debugfs_add_file(struct drm_device *dev, const char *name,
 	entry->file.data = data;
 	entry->dev = dev;
 
-	mutex_lock(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
-	list_add(&entry->list, &dev->debugfs_list);
-	mutex_unlock(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
+	debugfs_create_file(name, 0444, dev->primary->debugfs_root, entry,
+			    &drm_debugfs_entry_fops);
+
+	/* TODO: This should probably only be a symlink */
+	if (dev->render)
+		debugfs_create_file(name, 0444, dev->render->debugfs_root,
+				    entry, &drm_debugfs_entry_fops);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_debugfs_add_file);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
index 2cbe028e548c..e7b88b65866c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_drv.c
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ static void drm_dev_init_release(struct drm_device *dev, void *res)
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->clientlist_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->filelist_mutex);
 	mutex_destroy(&dev->struct_mutex);
-	mutex_destroy(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
 	drm_legacy_destroy_members(dev);
 }
 
@@ -638,14 +637,12 @@ static int drm_dev_init(struct drm_device *dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->filelist_internal);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->clientlist);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->vblank_event_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dev->debugfs_list);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&dev->event_lock);
 	mutex_init(&dev->struct_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->filelist_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->clientlist_mutex);
 	mutex_init(&dev->master_mutex);
-	mutex_init(&dev->debugfs_mutex);
 
 	ret = drmm_add_action_or_reset(dev, drm_dev_init_release, NULL);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
index 5ff7bf88f162..e215d00ba65c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_internal.h
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ int drm_debugfs_init(struct drm_minor *minor, int minor_id,
 void drm_debugfs_dev_register(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_debugfs_minor_register(struct drm_minor *minor);
 void drm_debugfs_cleanup(struct drm_minor *minor);
-void drm_debugfs_late_register(struct drm_device *dev);
 void drm_debugfs_connector_add(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_debugfs_connector_remove(struct drm_connector *connector);
 void drm_debugfs_crtc_add(struct drm_crtc *crtc);
@@ -205,10 +204,6 @@ static inline void drm_debugfs_cleanup(struct drm_minor *minor)
 {
 }
 
-static inline void drm_debugfs_late_register(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-}
-
 static inline void drm_debugfs_connector_add(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
index 87eb591fe9b5..8525ef851540 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_mode_config.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ int drm_modeset_register_all(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_connector;
 
-	drm_debugfs_late_register(dev);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_connector:
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_device.h b/include/drm/drm_device.h
index 7cf4afae2e79..900ad7478dd8 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_device.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_device.h
@@ -311,21 +311,6 @@ struct drm_device {
 	 */
 	struct drm_fb_helper *fb_helper;
 
-	/**
-	 * @debugfs_mutex:
-	 *
-	 * Protects &debugfs_list access.
-	 */
-	struct mutex debugfs_mutex;
-
-	/**
-	 * @debugfs_list:
-	 *
-	 * List of debugfs files to be created by the DRM device. The files
-	 * must be added during drm_dev_register().
-	 */
-	struct list_head debugfs_list;
-
 	/* Everything below here is for legacy driver, never use! */
 	/* private: */
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_LEGACY)
