diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
index b2b46c52294c6d4d9c2a20890fafaa4b122e7fa3..aa43223288cbc5d8fe245435b002979c8921a40d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_debugfs.c
@@ -712,8 +712,6 @@ static int i915_interrupt_info(struct seq_file *m, void *data)
 		seq_printf(m, "Graphics Interrupt mask:		%08x\n",
 			   I915_READ(GTIMR));
 	}
-	seq_printf(m, "Interrupts received: %d\n",
-		   atomic_read(&dev_priv->irq_received));
 	for_each_ring(ring, dev_priv, i) {
 		if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 6) {
 			seq_printf(m,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 9370e88931383edae09bf527b26936c95577bdd1..7d144e4bacbbe0ca9a77e7fc5554485ab0154663 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1360,8 +1360,6 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	drm_dma_handle_t *status_page_dmah;
 	struct resource mch_res;
 
-	atomic_t irq_received;
-
 	/* protects the irq masks */
 	spinlock_t irq_lock;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index cbccadd9cd0d15be0d31f8feb7cdcb059d8da7c1..01a8686362d6277e3ac2d653435236fcda2670ca 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1434,8 +1434,6 @@ static irqreturn_t valleyview_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	int pipe;
 	u32 pipe_stats[I915_MAX_PIPES];
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	while (true) {
 		iir = I915_READ(VLV_IIR);
 		gt_iir = I915_READ(GTIIR);
@@ -1744,8 +1742,6 @@ static irqreturn_t ironlake_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	u32 de_iir, gt_iir, de_ier, sde_ier = 0;
 	irqreturn_t ret = IRQ_NONE;
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	/* We get interrupts on unclaimed registers, so check for this before we
 	 * do any I915_{READ,WRITE}. */
 	intel_uncore_check_errors(dev);
@@ -1814,8 +1810,6 @@ static irqreturn_t gen8_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 	uint32_t tmp = 0;
 	enum pipe pipe;
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	master_ctl = I915_READ(GEN8_MASTER_IRQ);
 	master_ctl &= ~GEN8_MASTER_IRQ_CONTROL;
 	if (!master_ctl)
@@ -2638,8 +2632,6 @@ static void ironlake_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xeffe);
 
 	I915_WRITE(DEIMR, 0xffffffff);
@@ -2656,8 +2648,6 @@ static void valleyview_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	/* VLV magic */
 	I915_WRITE(VLV_IMR, 0);
 	I915_WRITE(RING_IMR(RENDER_RING_BASE), 0);
@@ -2687,8 +2677,6 @@ static void gen8_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	I915_WRITE(GEN8_MASTER_IRQ, 0);
 	POSTING_READ(GEN8_MASTER_IRQ);
 
@@ -3013,8 +3001,6 @@ static void gen8_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	I915_WRITE(GEN8_MASTER_IRQ, 0);
 
 #define GEN8_IRQ_FINI_NDX(type, which) do { \
@@ -3107,8 +3093,6 @@ static void i8xx_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	for_each_pipe(pipe)
 		I915_WRITE(PIPESTAT(pipe), 0);
 	I915_WRITE16(IMR, 0xffff);
@@ -3193,8 +3177,6 @@ static irqreturn_t i8xx_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 		I915_DISPLAY_PLANE_A_FLIP_PENDING_INTERRUPT |
 		I915_DISPLAY_PLANE_B_FLIP_PENDING_INTERRUPT;
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	iir = I915_READ16(IIR);
 	if (iir == 0)
 		return IRQ_NONE;
@@ -3272,8 +3254,6 @@ static void i915_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev)) {
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));
@@ -3379,8 +3359,6 @@ static irqreturn_t i915_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 		I915_DISPLAY_PLANE_B_FLIP_PENDING_INTERRUPT;
 	int pipe, ret = IRQ_NONE;
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	iir = I915_READ(IIR);
 	do {
 		bool irq_received = (iir & ~flip_mask) != 0;
@@ -3503,8 +3481,6 @@ static void i965_irq_preinstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	atomic_set(&dev_priv->irq_received, 0);
-
 	I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 	I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));
 
@@ -3618,8 +3594,6 @@ static irqreturn_t i965_irq_handler(int irq, void *arg)
 		I915_DISPLAY_PLANE_A_FLIP_PENDING_INTERRUPT |
 		I915_DISPLAY_PLANE_B_FLIP_PENDING_INTERRUPT;
 
-	atomic_inc(&dev_priv->irq_received);
-
 	iir = I915_READ(IIR);
 
 	for (;;) {