diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 74b8b388773ac22ad48af5be9b6a97c1a96c2d20..b961122ad515f0b8de299e471f6a1f9c53e16145 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -3894,30 +3894,6 @@ static void intel_crtc_dpms_overlay(struct intel_crtc *intel_crtc, bool enable)
 	 */
 }
 
-/**
- * i9xx_fixup_plane - ugly workaround for G45 to fire up the hardware
- * cursor plane briefly if not already running after enabling the display
- * plane.
- * This workaround avoids occasional blank screens when self refresh is
- * enabled.
- */
-static void
-g4x_fixup_plane(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv, enum pipe pipe)
-{
-	u32 cntl = I915_READ(CURCNTR(pipe));
-
-	if ((cntl & CURSOR_MODE) == 0) {
-		u32 fw_bcl_self = I915_READ(FW_BLC_SELF);
-
-		I915_WRITE(FW_BLC_SELF, fw_bcl_self & ~FW_BLC_SELF_EN);
-		I915_WRITE(CURCNTR(pipe), CURSOR_MODE_64_ARGB_AX);
-		intel_wait_for_vblank(dev_priv->dev, pipe);
-		I915_WRITE(CURCNTR(pipe), cntl);
-		I915_WRITE(CURBASE(pipe), I915_READ(CURBASE(pipe)));
-		I915_WRITE(FW_BLC_SELF, fw_bcl_self);
-	}
-}
-
 static void intel_crtc_enable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 {
 	struct drm_device *dev = crtc->dev;
@@ -3930,9 +3906,6 @@ static void intel_crtc_enable_planes(struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 
 	intel_enable_primary_hw_plane(dev_priv, plane, pipe);
 	intel_enable_planes(crtc);
-	/* The fixup needs to happen before cursor is enabled */
-	if (IS_G4X(dev))
-		g4x_fixup_plane(dev_priv, pipe);
 	intel_crtc_update_cursor(crtc, true);
 	intel_crtc_dpms_overlay(intel_crtc, true);