diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
index dd710a3467c2729dc656c3bf4654dc95ccf5618a..30124f4916d20a1a968d2b35b60f32345b4bfb1b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu.h
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@ struct amdgpu_ring {
 	struct amdgpu_fence_driver	fence_drv;
 	struct amd_gpu_scheduler	sched;
 
-	spinlock_t              fence_lock;
 	struct amdgpu_bo	*ring_obj;
 	volatile uint32_t	*ring;
 	unsigned		rptr_offs;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
index 3b885e3e9b56c006e3881bc966b3f969c8c244cb..f305f6309e8e4a8830fb03e62cf8e35aef3d4268 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_ring.c
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ int amdgpu_ring_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev, struct amdgpu_ring *ring,
 	ring->cond_exe_gpu_addr = adev->wb.gpu_addr + (ring->cond_exe_offs * 4);
 	ring->cond_exe_cpu_addr = &adev->wb.wb[ring->cond_exe_offs];
 
-	spin_lock_init(&ring->fence_lock);
 	r = amdgpu_fence_driver_start_ring(ring, irq_src, irq_type);
 	if (r) {
 		dev_err(adev->dev, "failed initializing fences (%d).\n", r);