diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 58493114c942..5d433fc11ace 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1649,13 +1649,6 @@ static bool kick_ring(struct intel_ring_buffer *ring)
 		I915_WRITE_CTL(ring, tmp);
 		return true;
 	}
-	if (IS_GEN6(dev) &&
-	    (tmp & RING_WAIT_SEMAPHORE)) {
-		DRM_ERROR("Kicking stuck semaphore on %s\n",
-			  ring->name);
-		I915_WRITE_CTL(ring, tmp);
-		return true;
-	}
 	return false;
 }