diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 757b1d1b93666b063b79ff31213cb272b1871ec6..ecfd8e9726b59894a72c650f94bf27ed40cffe8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -579,8 +579,6 @@ struct intel_uncore_funcs {
 				uint16_t val, bool trace);
 	void (*mmio_writel)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t r,
 				uint32_t val, bool trace);
-	void (*mmio_writeq)(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t r,
-				uint64_t val, bool trace);
 };
 
 struct intel_uncore {
@@ -3758,9 +3756,16 @@ int intel_freq_opcode(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, int val);
  * will be implemented using 2 32-bit writes in an arbitrary order with
  * an arbitrary delay between them. This can cause the hardware to
  * act upon the intermediate value, possibly leading to corruption and
- * machine death. You have been warned.
+ * machine death. For this reason we do not support I915_WRITE64, or
+ * dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writeq.
+ *
+ * When reading a 64-bit value as two 32-bit values, the delay may cause
+ * the two reads to mismatch, e.g. a timestamp overflowing. Also note that
+ * occasionally a 64-bit register does not actualy support a full readq
+ * and must be read using two 32-bit reads.
+ *
+ * You have been warned.
  */
-#define I915_WRITE64(reg, val)	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writeq(dev_priv, (reg), (val), true)
 #define I915_READ64(reg)	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_readq(dev_priv, (reg), true)
 
 #define I915_READ64_2x32(lower_reg, upper_reg) ({			\
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
index e9f68cd56e3211f95ab37aded3eafa8b4cf49134..a9b6c936aadd6a5875c1dddcee416e48a8217725 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_uncore.c
@@ -1018,11 +1018,9 @@ gen5_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, bool
 __gen5_write(8)
 __gen5_write(16)
 __gen5_write(32)
-__gen5_write(64)
 __gen2_write(8)
 __gen2_write(16)
 __gen2_write(32)
-__gen2_write(64)
 
 #undef __gen5_write
 #undef __gen2_write
@@ -1112,23 +1110,18 @@ gen9_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, i915_reg_t reg, u##x val, \
 __gen9_write(8)
 __gen9_write(16)
 __gen9_write(32)
-__gen9_write(64)
 __chv_write(8)
 __chv_write(16)
 __chv_write(32)
-__chv_write(64)
 __gen8_write(8)
 __gen8_write(16)
 __gen8_write(32)
-__gen8_write(64)
 __hsw_write(8)
 __hsw_write(16)
 __hsw_write(32)
-__hsw_write(64)
 __gen6_write(8)
 __gen6_write(16)
 __gen6_write(32)
-__gen6_write(64)
 
 #undef __gen9_write
 #undef __chv_write
@@ -1158,7 +1151,6 @@ static void vgpu_write##x(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, \
 __vgpu_write(8)
 __vgpu_write(16)
 __vgpu_write(32)
-__vgpu_write(64)
 
 #undef __vgpu_write
 #undef VGPU_WRITE_FOOTER
@@ -1169,7 +1161,6 @@ do { \
 	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writeb = x##_write8; \
 	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writew = x##_write16; \
 	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writel = x##_write32; \
-	dev_priv->uncore.funcs.mmio_writeq = x##_write64; \
 } while (0)
 
 #define ASSIGN_READ_MMIO_VFUNCS(x) \