diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
index ca13098c7573..b7b58bcf8242 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_drv.h
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ typedef struct drm_i915_private {
 	int tex_lru_log_granularity;
 	int allow_batchbuffer;
 	unsigned int sr01, adpa, ppcr, dvob, dvoc, lvds;
-	int vblank_pipe;
 	int num_pipe;
 	int num_pch_pll;
 
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
index 2e93ac0232f6..39c4e686455d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_irq.c
@@ -1925,7 +1925,6 @@ static int ironlake_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	u32 render_irqs;
 	u32 hotplug_mask;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
 	dev_priv->irq_mask = ~display_mask;
 
 	/* should always can generate irq */
@@ -1994,7 +1993,6 @@ static int ivybridge_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	u32 render_irqs;
 	u32 hotplug_mask;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
 	dev_priv->irq_mask = ~display_mask;
 
 	/* should always can generate irq */
@@ -2047,8 +2045,6 @@ static int valleyview_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	dev_priv->pipestat[0] = 0;
 	dev_priv->pipestat[1] = 0;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
-
 	/* Hack for broken MSIs on VLV */
 	pci_write_config_dword(dev_priv->dev->pdev, 0x94, 0xfee00000);
 	pci_read_config_word(dev->pdev, 0x98, &msid);
@@ -2123,8 +2119,6 @@ static void valleyview_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = 0;
-
 	for_each_pipe(pipe)
 		I915_WRITE(PIPESTAT(pipe), 0xffff);
 
@@ -2146,8 +2140,6 @@ static void ironlake_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = 0;
-
 	I915_WRITE(HWSTAM, 0xffffffff);
 
 	I915_WRITE(DEIMR, 0xffffffff);
@@ -2181,8 +2173,6 @@ static int i8xx_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 {
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
-
 	dev_priv->pipestat[0] = 0;
 	dev_priv->pipestat[1] = 0;
 
@@ -2297,8 +2287,6 @@ static void i8xx_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = 0;
-
 	for_each_pipe(pipe) {
 		/* Clear enable bits; then clear status bits */
 		I915_WRITE(PIPESTAT(pipe), 0);
@@ -2334,8 +2322,6 @@ static int i915_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	u32 enable_mask;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
-
 	dev_priv->pipestat[0] = 0;
 	dev_priv->pipestat[1] = 0;
 
@@ -2521,8 +2507,6 @@ static void i915_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	drm_i915_private_t *dev_priv = (drm_i915_private_t *) dev->dev_private;
 	int pipe;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = 0;
-
 	if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev)) {
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));
@@ -2566,8 +2550,6 @@ static int i965_irq_postinstall(struct drm_device *dev)
 	u32 enable_mask;
 	u32 error_mask;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_A | DRM_I915_VBLANK_PIPE_B;
-
 	/* Unmask the interrupts that we always want on. */
 	dev_priv->irq_mask = ~(I915_ASLE_INTERRUPT |
 			       I915_DISPLAY_PIPE_A_EVENT_INTERRUPT |
@@ -2778,8 +2760,6 @@ static void i965_irq_uninstall(struct drm_device * dev)
 	if (!dev_priv)
 		return;
 
-	dev_priv->vblank_pipe = 0;
-
 	if (I915_HAS_HOTPLUG(dev)) {
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_EN, 0);
 		I915_WRITE(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT, I915_READ(PORT_HOTPLUG_STAT));