diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
index e39016713464..3e5e2efce670 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.c
@@ -1384,6 +1384,20 @@ static int i915_driver_init_hw(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (HAS_EXECLISTS(dev_priv)) {
+		/*
+		 * Older GVT emulation depends upon intercepting CSB mmio,
+		 * which we no longer use, preferring to use the HWSP cache
+		 * instead.
+		 */
+		if (intel_vgpu_active(dev_priv) &&
+		    !intel_vgpu_has_hwsp_emulation(dev_priv)) {
+			i915_report_error(dev_priv,
+					  "old vGPU host found, support for HWSP emulation required\n");
+			return -ENXIO;
+		}
+	}
+
 	intel_sanitize_options(dev_priv);
 
 	i915_perf_init(dev_priv);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 11f4e6148557..1f004683b777 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -767,6 +767,8 @@ execlists_cancel_port_requests(struct intel_engine_execlists * const execlists)
 
 static void reset_csb_pointers(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 {
+	const unsigned int reset_value = GEN8_CSB_ENTRIES - 1;
+
 	/*
 	 * After a reset, the HW starts writing into CSB entry [0]. We
 	 * therefore have to set our HEAD pointer back one entry so that
@@ -776,8 +778,8 @@ static void reset_csb_pointers(struct intel_engine_execlists *execlists)
 	 * inline comparison of our cached head position against the last HW
 	 * write works even before the first interrupt.
 	 */
-	execlists->csb_head = execlists->csb_write_reset;
-	WRITE_ONCE(*execlists->csb_write, execlists->csb_write_reset);
+	execlists->csb_head = reset_value;
+	WRITE_ONCE(*execlists->csb_write, reset_value);
 }
 
 static void nop_submission_tasklet(unsigned long data)
@@ -2217,12 +2219,6 @@ logical_ring_setup(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 	logical_ring_default_irqs(engine);
 }
 
-static bool csb_force_mmio(struct drm_i915_private *i915)
-{
-	/* Older GVT emulation depends upon intercepting CSB mmio */
-	return intel_vgpu_active(i915) && !intel_vgpu_has_hwsp_emulation(i915);
-}
-
 static int logical_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 {
 	struct drm_i915_private *i915 = engine->i915;
@@ -2252,24 +2248,12 @@ static int logical_ring_init(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 			upper_32_bits(ce->lrc_desc);
 	}
 
-	execlists->csb_read =
-		i915->regs + i915_mmio_reg_offset(RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR(engine));
-	if (csb_force_mmio(i915)) {
-		execlists->csb_status = (u32 __force *)
-			(i915->regs + i915_mmio_reg_offset(RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_BUF_LO(engine, 0)));
+	execlists->csb_status =
+		&engine->status_page.page_addr[I915_HWS_CSB_BUF0_INDEX];
 
-		execlists->csb_write = (u32 __force *)execlists->csb_read;
-		execlists->csb_write_reset =
-			_MASKED_FIELD(GEN8_CSB_WRITE_PTR_MASK,
-				      GEN8_CSB_ENTRIES - 1);
-	} else {
-		execlists->csb_status =
-			&engine->status_page.page_addr[I915_HWS_CSB_BUF0_INDEX];
+	execlists->csb_write =
+		&engine->status_page.page_addr[intel_hws_csb_write_index(i915)];
 
-		execlists->csb_write =
-			&engine->status_page.page_addr[intel_hws_csb_write_index(i915)];
-		execlists->csb_write_reset = GEN8_CSB_ENTRIES - 1;
-	}
 	reset_csb_pointers(execlists);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
index 8a2270b209b0..f4988f7bc756 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_ringbuffer.h
@@ -312,13 +312,6 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
 	 */
 	struct rb_root_cached queue;
 
-	/**
-	 * @csb_read: control register for Context Switch buffer
-	 *
-	 * Note this register is always in mmio.
-	 */
-	u32 __iomem *csb_read;
-
 	/**
 	 * @csb_write: control register for Context Switch buffer
 	 *
@@ -338,15 +331,6 @@ struct intel_engine_execlists {
 	 */
 	u32 preempt_complete_status;
 
-	/**
-	 * @csb_write_reset: reset value for CSB write pointer
-	 *
-	 * As the CSB write pointer maybe either in HWSP or as a field
-	 * inside an mmio register, we want to reprogram it slightly
-	 * differently to avoid later confusion.
-	 */
-	u32 csb_write_reset;
-
 	/**
 	 * @csb_head: context status buffer head
 	 */