diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
index 9a6a6b5b722b60..97dd34bd3acfd3 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_client_blt.c
@@ -464,9 +464,7 @@ static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	int err;
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
index a666d7e610f5fe..c228fe4aba505a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_coherency.c
@@ -239,9 +239,7 @@ static int gpu_set(struct context *ctx, unsigned long offset, u32 v)
 	}
 	intel_ring_advance(rq, cs);
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 out_rq:
 	i915_request_add(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
index c6ad67b90e8af2..02c1c306990ca9 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -970,15 +970,11 @@ emit_rpcs_query(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj,
 		goto err_batch;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
@@ -1539,9 +1535,7 @@ static int write_to_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
@@ -1675,9 +1669,7 @@ static int read_from_scratch(struct i915_gem_context *ctx,
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
index 1cae24349a96fd..80e7fdd5d16427 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/i915_gem_mman.c
@@ -565,10 +565,8 @@ static int make_obj_busy(struct drm_i915_gem_object *obj)
 			goto err_unpin;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq,
-						      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq,
+					      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 		i915_request_add(rq);
 err_unpin:
@@ -1608,9 +1606,7 @@ static int __igt_mmap_gpu(struct drm_i915_private *i915,
 			goto out_unpin;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(rq, vma->node.start, 0, 0);
 		i915_request_get(rq);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
index 3c55e77b0f1b00..374b10ac430e8f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gem/selftests/igt_gem_utils.c
@@ -131,17 +131,13 @@ int igt_gpu_fill_dw(struct intel_context *ce,
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	i915_vma_unlock(batch);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 	if (err)
 		goto skip_request;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
index 5121e6dc2fa53e..9c1ae070ee7b9a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_renderstate.c
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ int intel_renderstate_emit(struct intel_renderstate *so,
 	if (!so->vma)
 		return 0;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, so->vma->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(so->vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(so->vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
index b8eb20a155f0d3..147adbe49e6670 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/intel_workarounds.c
@@ -3031,9 +3031,7 @@ static int engine_wa_list_verify(struct intel_context *ce,
 		goto err_vma;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	if (err == 0)
 		err = wa_list_srm(rq, wal, vma);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
index 56b7d5b5fea009..6e483ea2b2bb63 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_execlists.c
@@ -2764,9 +2764,7 @@ static int create_gang(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
 		err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 						vma->node.start,
@@ -3180,14 +3178,10 @@ create_gpr_client(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
 	if (!err)
 		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	if (!err)
@@ -3519,9 +3513,7 @@ static int smoke_submit(struct preempt_smoke *smoke,
 
 	if (vma) {
 		i915_vma_lock(vma);
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
index 7f3bb1d34dfbf6..f8dabce671aa64 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_hangcheck.c
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	int err;
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	return err;
@@ -1511,15 +1508,9 @@ static int __igt_reset_evict_vma(struct intel_gt *gt,
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(arg.vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, arg.vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0) {
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(arg.vma, rq, flags);
-		if (err)
-			pr_err("[%s] Move to active failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
-	} else {
-		pr_err("[%s] Request await failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
-	}
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(arg.vma, rq, flags);
+	if (err)
+		pr_err("[%s] Move to active failed: %d!\n", engine->name, err);
 
 	i915_vma_unlock(arg.vma);
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
index 82d3f8058995a9..b25f281ce0cbfe 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_lrc.c
@@ -452,9 +452,7 @@ static int __live_lrc_state(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 	*cs++ = i915_ggtt_offset(scratch) + RING_TAIL_IDX * sizeof(u32);
 	*cs++ = 0;
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 
 	i915_request_get(rq);
 	i915_request_add(rq);
@@ -602,9 +600,7 @@ __gpr_read(struct intel_context *ce, struct i915_vma *scratch, u32 *slot)
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(scratch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(scratch);
 
 	i915_request_get(rq);
@@ -1060,9 +1056,7 @@ static int move_to_active(struct i915_request *rq,
 	int err;
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, flags);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	return err;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
index c1d861333c44cc..e0921c87d6a5c2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_mocs.c
@@ -228,9 +228,7 @@ static int check_mocs_engine(struct live_mocs *arg,
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	/* Read the mocs tables back using SRM */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
index 99a372486fb7f6..39f1b7564170c4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_rps.c
@@ -652,9 +652,7 @@ int live_rps_frequency_cs(void *arg)
 			goto err_vma;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
@@ -793,9 +791,7 @@ int live_rps_frequency_srm(void *arg)
 			goto err_vma;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, false);
-		if (!err)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 		if (!err)
 			err = rq->engine->emit_bb_start(rq,
 							vma->node.start,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
index 67a9aab801ddf1..8a7d8469a57c8c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gt/selftest_workarounds.c
@@ -139,9 +139,7 @@ read_nonprivs(struct intel_context *ce)
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_req;
@@ -632,16 +630,12 @@ static int check_dirty_whitelist(struct intel_context *ce)
 				goto err_request;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_request;
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(rq, scratch->obj, true);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq,
-						      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(scratch, rq,
+					      EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 		if (err)
 			goto err_request;
 
@@ -860,9 +854,7 @@ static int read_whitelisted_registers(struct intel_context *ce,
 		return PTR_ERR(rq);
 
 	i915_vma_lock(results);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, results->obj, true);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(results, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(results, rq, EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
 	i915_vma_unlock(results);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_req;
@@ -944,9 +936,7 @@ static int scrub_whitelisted_registers(struct intel_context *ce)
 	}
 
 	i915_vma_lock(batch);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, batch->obj, false);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, rq, 0);
 	i915_vma_unlock(batch);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_request;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
index d6fe94cd0fdb61..b49098f045005e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/gvt/scheduler.c
@@ -570,9 +570,8 @@ static int prepare_shadow_batch_buffer(struct intel_vgpu_workload *workload)
 			if (gmadr_bytes == 8)
 				bb->bb_start_cmd_va[2] = 0;
 
-			ret = i915_vma_move_to_active(bb->vma,
-						      workload->req,
-						      0);
+			ret = _i915_vma_move_to_active(bb->vma, workload->req,
+						       &workload->req->fence, 0);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
index 15816df916c781..19138e99d2fd03 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_perf.c
@@ -2015,9 +2015,7 @@ emit_oa_config(struct i915_perf_stream *stream,
 			goto err_add_request;
 	}
 
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, 0);
-	if (!err)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, 0);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_add_request;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
index aecd9c64486b27..47ac5bd1ffcce6 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_vma.h
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ static inline int __must_check
 i915_vma_move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma, struct i915_request *rq,
 			unsigned int flags)
 {
-	return _i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, &rq->fence, flags);
+	int err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj, flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
+
+	if (!err)
+		err = _i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, &rq->fence, flags);
+	return err;
 }
 
 #define __i915_vma_flags(v) ((unsigned long *)&(v)->flags.counter)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
index 818a4909c1f354..f9fe634fe27a62 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/i915_request.c
@@ -1203,9 +1203,7 @@ static int live_all_engines(void *arg)
 			goto out_request;
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx], batch->obj, 0);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
@@ -1332,10 +1330,7 @@ static int live_sequential_engines(void *arg)
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = i915_request_await_object(request[idx],
-						batch->obj, false);
-		if (err == 0)
-			err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
+		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(batch, request[idx], 0);
 		GEM_BUG_ON(err);
 
 		err = engine->emit_bb_start(request[idx],
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
index 0c22594ae27469..78b3c138a6d326 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/selftests/igt_spinner.c
@@ -126,10 +126,7 @@ static int move_to_active(struct i915_vma *vma,
 	int err;
 
 	i915_vma_lock(vma);
-	err = i915_request_await_object(rq, vma->obj,
-					flags & EXEC_OBJECT_WRITE);
-	if (err == 0)
-		err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
+	err = i915_vma_move_to_active(vma, rq, flags);
 	i915_vma_unlock(vma);
 
 	return err;
