diff --git a/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c b/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
index e01cacba685f771f0f82a660b1e1bc21cd0b40e8..f0f244d2943849c1436bbcde741bc3390ebada61 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/vga/vga_switcheroo.c
@@ -215,7 +215,6 @@ static int vga_switchoff(struct vga_switcheroo_client *client)
 /* stage one happens before delay */
 static int vga_switchto_stage1(struct vga_switcheroo_client *new_client)
 {
-	int ret;
 	int i;
 	struct vga_switcheroo_client *active = NULL;
 
@@ -231,11 +230,6 @@ static int vga_switchto_stage1(struct vga_switcheroo_client *new_client)
 	if (!active)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* power up the first device */
-	ret = pci_enable_device(new_client->pdev);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	if (new_client->pwr_state == VGA_SWITCHEROO_OFF)
 		vga_switchon(new_client);