diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
index 0e99d53d5523..753458452997 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_lrc.c
@@ -1317,7 +1317,6 @@ static int gen9_init_render_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine)
 static void reset_common_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 			      struct drm_i915_gem_request *request)
 {
-	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = engine->i915;
 	struct execlist_port *port = engine->execlist_port;
 	struct intel_context *ce = &request->ctx->engine[engine->id];
 
@@ -1344,7 +1343,6 @@ static void reset_common_ring(struct intel_engine_cs *engine,
 		return;
 
 	/* Catch up with any missed context-switch interrupts */
-	I915_WRITE(RING_CONTEXT_STATUS_PTR(engine), _MASKED_FIELD(0xffff, 0));
 	if (request->ctx != port[0].request->ctx) {
 		i915_gem_request_put(port[0].request);
 		port[0] = port[1];