diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index b986ea1239943d46c6ca7aa1c31b7a6652a414eb..8305a6ccf796f968d3b543981018c2a6ab2be0be 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -447,9 +447,6 @@ int amdgpu_fence_wait_next(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 int amdgpu_fence_wait_empty(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 unsigned amdgpu_fence_count_emitted(struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 
-struct amdgpu_fence *amdgpu_fence_ref(struct amdgpu_fence *fence);
-void amdgpu_fence_unref(struct amdgpu_fence **fence);
-
 bool amdgpu_fence_need_sync(struct amdgpu_fence *fence,
 			    struct amdgpu_ring *ring);
 void amdgpu_fence_note_sync(struct amdgpu_fence *fence,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
index c4bb28292b9f192f9775a69724bf687c9379104f..b912539420e49a0c0a4aaa2ec846e1c57404d0ee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_fence.c
@@ -416,36 +416,6 @@ int amdgpu_fence_wait_empty(struct amdgpu_ring *ring)
 	return amdgpu_fence_ring_wait_seq(ring, seq);
 }
 
-/**
- * amdgpu_fence_ref - take a ref on a fence
- *
- * @fence: amdgpu fence object
- *
- * Take a reference on a fence (all asics).
- * Returns the fence.
- */
-struct amdgpu_fence *amdgpu_fence_ref(struct amdgpu_fence *fence)
-{
-	fence_get(&fence->base);
-	return fence;
-}
-
-/**
- * amdgpu_fence_unref - remove a ref on a fence
- *
- * @fence: amdgpu fence object
- *
- * Remove a reference on a fence (all asics).
- */
-void amdgpu_fence_unref(struct amdgpu_fence **fence)
-{
-	struct amdgpu_fence *tmp = *fence;
-
-	*fence = NULL;
-	if (tmp)
-		fence_put(&tmp->base);
-}
-
 /**
  * amdgpu_fence_count_emitted - get the count of emitted fences
  *
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
index aad4c1c6944805164b482e0ed5a9f714193da790..e65987743871b18bb521113d86e0245c50686b57 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
@@ -95,7 +95,8 @@ void amdgpu_ib_free(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ib *ib)
 {
 	amdgpu_sync_free(adev, &ib->sync, &ib->fence->base);
 	amdgpu_sa_bo_free(adev, &ib->sa_bo, &ib->fence->base);
-	amdgpu_fence_unref(&ib->fence);
+	if (ib->fence)
+		fence_put(&ib->fence->base);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sched.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sched.c
index 2e946b2cad8878405ec6a03f6512233dbbf93348..dcf4a8aca680d885fc6a52414ca2c8e5e3bd0914 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sched.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_sched.c
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ static struct fence *amdgpu_sched_run_job(struct amd_sched_job *sched_job)
 		goto err;
 	}
 
-	fence = amdgpu_fence_ref(job->ibs[job->num_ibs - 1].fence);
+	fence = job->ibs[job->num_ibs - 1].fence;
+	fence_get(&fence->base);
 
 err:
 	if (job->free_job)