diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
index ba0550222269..a48b7cad6f11 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_reg.h
@@ -3578,8 +3578,6 @@
 #define DISP_BASEADDR_MASK	(0xfffff000)
 #define I915_LO_DISPBASE(val)	(val & ~DISP_BASEADDR_MASK)
 #define I915_HI_DISPBASE(val)	(val & DISP_BASEADDR_MASK)
-#define I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(reg, gfx_addr) \
-		(I915_WRITE((reg), (gfx_addr) | I915_LO_DISPBASE(I915_READ(reg))))
 
 /* VBIOS flags */
 #define SWF00			(dev_priv->info->display_mmio_offset + 0x71410)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
index 98371eeac77c..40a9338ad54f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_display.c
@@ -2114,8 +2114,8 @@ static int i9xx_update_plane(struct drm_crtc *crtc, struct drm_framebuffer *fb,
 		      fb->pitches[0]);
 	I915_WRITE(DSPSTRIDE(plane), fb->pitches[0]);
 	if (INTEL_INFO(dev)->gen >= 4) {
-		I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(DSPSURF(plane),
-				     i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + intel_crtc->dspaddr_offset);
+		I915_WRITE(DSPSURF(plane),
+			   i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + intel_crtc->dspaddr_offset);
 		I915_WRITE(DSPTILEOFF(plane), (y << 16) | x);
 		I915_WRITE(DSPLINOFF(plane), linear_offset);
 	} else
@@ -2205,8 +2205,8 @@ static int ironlake_update_plane(struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 		      i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj), linear_offset, x, y,
 		      fb->pitches[0]);
 	I915_WRITE(DSPSTRIDE(plane), fb->pitches[0]);
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(DSPSURF(plane),
-			     i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + intel_crtc->dspaddr_offset);
+	I915_WRITE(DSPSURF(plane),
+		   i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + intel_crtc->dspaddr_offset);
 	if (IS_HASWELL(dev) || IS_BROADWELL(dev)) {
 		I915_WRITE(DSPOFFSET(plane), (y << 16) | x);
 	} else {
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
index fe4de89c374c..716a3c9c0751 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_sprite.c
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ vlv_update_plane(struct drm_plane *dplane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 
 	I915_WRITE(SPSIZE(pipe, plane), (crtc_h << 16) | crtc_w);
 	I915_WRITE(SPCNTR(pipe, plane), sprctl);
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(SPSURF(pipe, plane), i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) +
-			     sprsurf_offset);
+	I915_WRITE(SPSURF(pipe, plane), i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) +
+		   sprsurf_offset);
 	POSTING_READ(SPSURF(pipe, plane));
 }
 
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ vlv_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *dplane, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	I915_WRITE(SPCNTR(pipe, plane), I915_READ(SPCNTR(pipe, plane)) &
 		   ~SP_ENABLE);
 	/* Activate double buffered register update */
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(SPSURF(pipe, plane), 0);
+	I915_WRITE(SPSURF(pipe, plane), 0);
 	POSTING_READ(SPSURF(pipe, plane));
 
 	intel_update_sprite_watermarks(dplane, crtc, 0, 0, false, false);
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@ ivb_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	if (intel_plane->can_scale)
 		I915_WRITE(SPRSCALE(pipe), sprscale);
 	I915_WRITE(SPRCTL(pipe), sprctl);
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(SPRSURF(pipe),
-			     i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + sprsurf_offset);
+	I915_WRITE(SPRSURF(pipe),
+		   i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + sprsurf_offset);
 	POSTING_READ(SPRSURF(pipe));
 }
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ ivb_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	if (intel_plane->can_scale)
 		I915_WRITE(SPRSCALE(pipe), 0);
 	/* Activate double buffered register update */
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(SPRSURF(pipe), 0);
+	I915_WRITE(SPRSURF(pipe), 0);
 	POSTING_READ(SPRSURF(pipe));
 
 	/*
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ ilk_update_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc,
 	I915_WRITE(DVSSIZE(pipe), (crtc_h << 16) | crtc_w);
 	I915_WRITE(DVSSCALE(pipe), dvsscale);
 	I915_WRITE(DVSCNTR(pipe), dvscntr);
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(DVSSURF(pipe),
-			     i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + dvssurf_offset);
+	I915_WRITE(DVSSURF(pipe),
+		   i915_gem_obj_ggtt_offset(obj) + dvssurf_offset);
 	POSTING_READ(DVSSURF(pipe));
 }
 
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ ilk_disable_plane(struct drm_plane *plane, struct drm_crtc *crtc)
 	/* Disable the scaler */
 	I915_WRITE(DVSSCALE(pipe), 0);
 	/* Flush double buffered register updates */
-	I915_MODIFY_DISPBASE(DVSSURF(pipe), 0);
+	I915_WRITE(DVSSURF(pipe), 0);
 	POSTING_READ(DVSSURF(pipe));
 
 	/*