diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
index d0bc91ed7c90a73b898e57a6a77a4786c11ed169..9e55076578c6b79850f4e981df22682d8b085863 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_drv.c
@@ -379,19 +379,11 @@ radeon_pci_remove(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 static void
 radeon_pci_shutdown(struct pci_dev *pdev)
 {
-	struct drm_device *ddev = pci_get_drvdata(pdev);
-
 	/* if we are running in a VM, make sure the device
 	 * torn down properly on reboot/shutdown
 	 */
 	if (radeon_device_is_virtual())
 		radeon_pci_remove(pdev);
-
-	/* Some adapters need to be suspended before a
-	* shutdown occurs in order to prevent an error
-	* during kexec.
-	*/
-	radeon_suspend_kms(ddev, true, true, false);
 }
 
 static int radeon_pmops_suspend(struct device *dev)