diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
index 546a77e6fdff..5599c01b265d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_cs.c
@@ -1069,10 +1069,8 @@ static void amdgpu_cs_post_dependencies(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < p->num_post_dep_syncobjs; ++i) {
-		drm_syncobj_replace_fence(p->filp, p->post_dep_syncobjs[i],
-					  p->fence);
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < p->num_post_dep_syncobjs; ++i)
+		drm_syncobj_replace_fence(p->post_dep_syncobjs[i], p->fence);
 }
 
 static int amdgpu_cs_submit(struct amdgpu_cs_parser *p,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
index 89441bc78591..789ba0b37f7b 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -77,17 +77,15 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_syncobj_find);
 
 /**
  * drm_syncobj_replace_fence - replace fence in a sync object.
- * @file_private: drm file private pointer.
  * @syncobj: Sync object to replace fence in
  * @fence: fence to install in sync file.
  *
  * This replaces the fence on a sync object.
  */
-void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
-			       struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
+void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
 			       struct dma_fence *fence)
 {
-	struct dma_fence *old_fence = NULL;
+	struct dma_fence *old_fence;
 
 	if (fence)
 		dma_fence_get(fence);
@@ -292,7 +290,7 @@ int drm_syncobj_import_sync_file_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	drm_syncobj_replace_fence(file_private, syncobj, fence);
+	drm_syncobj_replace_fence(syncobj, fence);
 	dma_fence_put(fence);
 	drm_syncobj_put(syncobj);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
index 2c3610a4a074..89976da542b1 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_syncobj.h
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ drm_syncobj_put(struct drm_syncobj *obj)
 
 struct drm_syncobj *drm_syncobj_find(struct drm_file *file_private,
 				     u32 handle);
-void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_file *file_private,
-			       struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
+void drm_syncobj_replace_fence(struct drm_syncobj *syncobj,
 			       struct dma_fence *fence);
 int drm_syncobj_fence_get(struct drm_file *file_private,
 			  u32 handle,