diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index e7e9e061073b731738b770d09156890cf398c169..1b440f2b90a5eacbf2503160b6dd517d6b084497 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ static int i915_load_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (ret)
 		goto cleanup_uc;
 
-	intel_modeset_gem_init(dev);
+	intel_setup_overlay(dev_priv);
 
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev_priv)->num_pipes == 0)
 		return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index c94f34f5cee3c9cc12cd75150bd23995b7f38554..0be9a918697a340ece9d9a6a69a6726c812ca9d8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -4124,7 +4124,6 @@ void intel_device_info_dump(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv);
 /* modesetting */
 extern void intel_modeset_init_hw(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int intel_modeset_init(struct drm_device *dev);
-extern void intel_modeset_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern void intel_modeset_cleanup(struct drm_device *dev);
 extern int intel_connector_register(struct drm_connector *);
 extern void intel_connector_unregister(struct drm_connector *);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 63cc09ade9d1921aaed70804f8f66af6e476e460..5c7540f3f5dcdc4270db93267f05d2f1a3066468 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -15194,13 +15194,6 @@ void intel_display_resume(struct drm_device *dev)
 		drm_atomic_state_put(state);
 }
 
-void intel_modeset_gem_init(struct drm_device *dev)
-{
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(dev);
-
-	intel_setup_overlay(dev_priv);
-}
-
 int intel_connector_register(struct drm_connector *connector)
 {
 	struct intel_connector *intel_connector = to_intel_connector(connector);