diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
index f8c21a6dd6635a599121baa73221819febb65762..da74522f377da13e339352ddd3d3c400265d04aa 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_context.c
@@ -746,9 +746,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_create_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (!HAS_HW_CONTEXTS(dev))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -775,9 +772,6 @@ int i915_gem_context_destroy_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev, void *data,
 	struct i915_hw_context *ctx;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(dev->driver->driver_features & DRIVER_GEM))
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (args->ctx_id == DEFAULT_CONTEXT_ID)
 		return -ENOENT;