diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index 6eb5550a6f169665b83c555daa596868f6f5b5e4..935b9aa08474ee6bf2e7a6862d78ed08834ac16f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ extern int amdgpu_powerplay;
 /* max number of IP instances */
 #define AMDGPU_MAX_SDMA_INSTANCES		2
 
-/* number of hw syncs before falling back on blocking */
-#define AMDGPU_NUM_SYNCS			4
-
 /* hardcode that limit for now */
 #define AMDGPU_VA_RESERVED_SIZE			(8 << 20)
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
index d7cd408f7b6657292761401033be94e028bd02c0..b6737707eda25e1727d9d3c4e0f31e1e0a7b011d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ib.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ int amdgpu_ib_schedule(struct amdgpu_device *adev, unsigned num_ibs,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	r = amdgpu_ring_alloc(ring, (256 + AMDGPU_NUM_SYNCS * 8) * num_ibs);
+	r = amdgpu_ring_alloc(ring, 256 * num_ibs);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "scheduling IB failed (%d).\n", r);
 		return r;