diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index 6eff31202336b5b136e65459b9941b040242254d..31a614fe9ed78c28eab55d128c1cd09bffd03fee 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -1318,7 +1318,6 @@ struct i915_gem_mm {
 	struct notifier_block oom_notifier;
 	struct notifier_block vmap_notifier;
 	struct shrinker shrinker;
-	bool shrinker_no_lock_stealing;
 
 	/** LRU list of objects with fence regs on them. */
 	struct list_head fence_list;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
index 9b92b6470ccc7cc8b2ab5d0b8d41a64b3226c785..b80802b35353ee803f32a4fd9fd4eba0cefe39d5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_gem_shrinker.c
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ static bool i915_gem_shrinker_lock(struct drm_device *dev, bool *unlock)
 		if (!mutex_is_locked_by(&dev->struct_mutex, current))
 			return false;
 
-		if (to_i915(dev)->mm.shrinker_no_lock_stealing)
-			return false;
-
 		*unlock = false;
 	} else
 		*unlock = true;